John Costello (English footballer)

John Castelli, known as Costello (15 May 1890 – 24 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as a right back.^[5]

John Costello

Personal information
Full name	John Castelli[1]
Date of birth	(1890-05-15)15 May 1890[2]
Place of birth	Blackley, England
Date of death	24 June 1915(1915-06-24) (aged 25)[3]
Place of death	HMHS Soudan, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey[2]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Altrincham
1911	Rochdale	1	(0)
	Longfield
1913–1914	Glossop	7	(0)
	Stockport County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Costello worked as a warehouseman.^[4] On 30 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Plymouth Battalion,^[2] 63rd (Royal Naval) Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.^[6] He held the rank of sergeant and was shot in the right ankle at Gallipoli on 12 June 1915.^[2][6] Evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Soudan, Costello died of wounds on 24 June 1915.^[2][6] He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Glossop	1913–14[7]	Second Division	7	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			7	0	0	0	7	0