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English footballer (1892–1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 85) | (aged||
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 |
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.
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]
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