Career
Lightfoot signed for Tottenham Hotspur after spells with Harrowby and Southport. The left half featured in 66 matches and scored twice in all competitions between 1911-1915. Lightfoot was one of several former and current (at that time) Spurs players who died in action in World War I. In early 1916, Lightfoot joined the Royal Garrison Artillery.
He died in Northern France on 20 July 1918, the cause of his death is unknown.
Lightfoot is buried at the Esquelbecq Military Cemetery. Perseus writing in the Lancashire Daily Post paid the following tribute "Edward Lightfoot was a splendid football player but, more than that, he was a good sportsman and a player that respected both himself and his opponents.
He has joined a noble company who will leave a big void in football".
