Sid Castle
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(1978-01-27) (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

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]

Playing career

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

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

  1. ^ Achates (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 50. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Chelsea FC Player Profile: Sid Castle". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Onze nieuwe trainer". Clubnieuws Ajax (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Gezinskaart S.E. Castle". Stadsarchief Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Nieuwe trainer van ZAC". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 30 June 1930. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ^ Historie 1922-1937, sc Heerenveen
  9. ^ MSC Meppel
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