Sid Castle

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]

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

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]