Sid Castle
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, and Chelsea.[2]
| Castle in 1927 | |||
| 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 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 33 | (2) |
| Guildford United | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1927–1928 | Ajax | ||
| 1928–1930 | ZAC | ||
| 1930–? | PEC | ||
| 1932 | Heerenveen | ||
| 1933–1935 | Meppeler Sport Club | ||
| 1936–1938 | Heerenveen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
After playing for Basingstoke Town, Thorneycrofts and Guildford United, the outside right joined Tottenham Hotspur. Between 1919 and 1920, Castle made five appearances for Spurs.[3] He signed for Charlton Athletic in 1921 and went on to play in 66 matches, scoring 10 goals. In 1923, Castle signed for Chelsea, where he featured in a further 33 games and found the net twice.[4] He rejoined Guildford United, where he ended his playing career.
Managerial career edit
He coached in the Netherlands at Ajax between early 1927[5] and September 1928[6] and two teams from Zwolle[7] before coaching Heerenveen in two spells and FC Meppel.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ Achates (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 50. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Sid Castle". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Onze nieuwe trainer". Clubnieuws Ajax (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Gezinskaart S.E. Castle". Stadsarchief Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Nieuwe trainer van ZAC". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 30 June 1930. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Historie 1922-1937, sc Heerenveen
- ^ MSC Meppel