Harold Brittan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Pemberton Brittan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 1964 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | New York City, USA | ||
| Playing position | Center Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilkeston United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1920 | Chelsea | 24 | (7) |
| 1919 | → Leicester Fosse (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Bethlehem Steel | 11 | (14) |
| 1921–1922 | Philadelphia Field Club | 17 | (27) |
| 1922–1926 | Fall River Marksmen | 77 | (87) |
| 1926 | New Bedford Whalers | 13 | (5) |
| 1927–1928 | Fall River Marksmen | 29 | (16) |
| Total | 173 | (156) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1922–1926 | Fall River Marksmen | ||
| 1926 | New Bedford Whalers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Harold Pemberton Brittan (11 November 1894 in Derby, England – April 1964 in New York City) was a U.S.-English soccer center forward. He began his career in England with Chelsea before moving to the United States. In the U.S., he was a prolific goalscorer with the powerhouse Bethlehem Steel, Philadelphia Field Club and Fall River Marksmen clubs in the National Association Football League and American Soccer League. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
Brittan began his professional career with English First Division club Chelsea during the 1913-1914 season. He saw time in only two games, scoring two goals. The next season, his playing time increased to only nine games in which he scored another two goals. When World War I began in 1914, Brittan was called into the British Army, serving three and a half years. In 1919, he rejoined Chelsea for the 1919-1920 season. He still saw limited playing time in only thirteen games, scoring only three goals. However, two of those came as game winners over Liverpool. Chelsea would not take a league double off Liverpool again until 2005.[1] In March 1919, Chelsea loaned him to Leicester Fosse for two games. By the end of the 1919-1920 season, Brittan had become dissatisfied with both playing for Chelsea and life in England. Most of his family had moved to the U.S. where they settled in Philadelphia and Brittan decided to join them. When the management of top U.S. club Bethlehem Steel heard that he was coming to the U.S., they immediately signed him.Archived 28 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
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