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Full Name: | Sidney Ernest Rowland Castle |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1892 |
Birth Place: | Basingstoke, England |
Death Place: | Basingstoke, England |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Outside right |
Clubs1: | Basingstoke Town |
Clubs2: | Thornycroft Athletic |
Clubs3: | Guildford United |
Years4: | 1919–1920 |
Clubs4: | Tottenham Hotspur |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1921–1922 |
Clubs5: | Charlton Athletic |
Caps5: | 66 |
Goals5: | 10 |
Years6: | 1923–1924 |
Clubs6: | Chelsea |
Caps6: | 33 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Clubs7: | Guildford United |
Manageryears1: | 1927–1928 |
Managerclubs1: | Ajax |
Manageryears2: | 1928–1930 |
Managerclubs2: | ZAC |
Manageryears3: | 1930–? |
Managerclubs3: | PEC |
Manageryears4: | 1932 |
Managerclubs4: | Heerenveen |
Manageryears5: | 1933–1935 |
Managerclubs5: | Meppeler Sport Club |
Manageryears6: | 1936–1938 |
Managerclubs6: | Heerenveen |
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]
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]