Castle in 1927 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
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.
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. 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. He rejoined Guildford United, where he ended his playing career.
Managerial career
He coached in the Netherlands at Ajax between early 1927 and September 1928 and two teams from Zwolle before coaching Heerenveen in two spells and FC Meppel.
References
- 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 Archived 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
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- 1892 births
- 1978 deaths
- Footballers from Basingstoke
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- English Football League players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Thornycroft Athletic F.C. players
- Guildford City F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- AFC Ajax managers
- PEC Zwolle managers
- SC Heerenveen managers
- English football managers
- English expatriate football managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
- 20th-century English sportsmen