Sid Castle

Sid Castle
Personal information
Full name Sidney Ernest Rowland Castle
Date of birth 12 March 1892
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Date of death 27 January 1978(1978-01-27) (aged 85)
Place of death Basingstoke, England
Playing position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Basingstoke Town ? (?)
Thornycroft Athletic ? (?)
Guildford United ? (?)
1919–1920 Tottenham Hotspur 5 (0)
1921–1922 Charlton Athletic 66 (10)
1923–1924 Chelsea 32 (2)
Guildford United ? (?)
Teams managed
1927–1928 Ajax
1928–1930 ZAC
1930–? PEC
1932 Heerenveen
1933–1935 Meppeler Sport Club
1936–1938 Heerenveen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sidney Ernest Rowland Castle (12 March 1892 in Basingstoke – 27 January 1978) was an English professional footballer who played for Basingstoke Town, Thornycroft Athletic, Guildford United, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea.[1]

Football career

After playing for Basingstoke Town, Thorneycrofts and Guildford United, the outside right joined Tottenham Hotspur. Between 1919–20 Castle made five appearances for the Spurs.[2] He signed for Charlton Athletic in 1921 and went on to play in 66 matches and scoring 10 goals. In 1923, Castle signed for Chelsea where he featured in a further 32 games and finding the net twice. He re-joined Guildford United where he ended his playing career.

Management career

He coached in the Netherlands at Ajax between early 1927 and September 1928 [3] and two teams from Zwolle [4] before coaching Heerenveen in two spells and FC Meppel.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 50. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
  3. ↑ Gezinskaart S.E. Castle, Stadsarchief Amsterdam
  4. ↑ Het Vaderland, 30 June 1930, at kb.nl
  5. ↑ Historie 1922-1937, sc Heerenveen
  6. ↑ MSC Meppel
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