Evelyn Henry Lintott  

Evelyn Henry Lintott

Born     1883 

Died     1916 

A committed amateur footballer Lintott was nevertheless one of the prime movers behind the creation of the Association Football Players Union and later became chairman. 

A player with Woking and Southern League Plymouth Argyle Linnott won his first England amateur cap in 1906 and played in the 15-0 win over France; the match in which Vivian Woodward scored eight times. 

In 1907 Lintott joined Queens Park Rangers, then still a Southern League club, and became QPR’s first ever full England international.   

Whilst with Rangers Linnott won five amateur caps as well as three full caps and helped Rangers win the Southern League in 1908. 

Later that year Linnott relinquished his amateur status to enable QPR, who were in financial difficulties, to transfer him to Football league Division One club Bradford City in return for a £1000 fee. 

In 1916 Linnott unfortunately joined the ranks of footballers killed in the First World War when he died on the first day of the battle of the Somme.