Walter Sidebottom

Walter Sidebottom (1 February 1921 – 23 October 1943) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.^[1]

Walter Sidebottom

Personal information
Date of birth	(1921-02-02)2 February 1921[1]
Place of birth	Hunslet, England[1]
Date of death	23 October 1943(1943-10-23) (aged 22)
Place of death	HMS Charybdis, English Channel
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1941	Bolton Wanderers	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Sidebottom served as an able seaman in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.^[2] Posted aboard HMS Charybdis, he was killed in action when the ship was sunk by German torpedo-boat destroyers at the Battle of Sept-Îles on 23 October 1943.^[3] Sidebottom is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	1938–39[1]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	1	0