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(Redirected from Stanley Castle) English footballer (1892–1978)

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)
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

  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
AFC Ajax – managers
SC Heerenveen – managers
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