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Chelsea FC Profile: Sid Castle

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Full Name: Sidney Ernest Rowland Castle

Born: Saturday, 12th March 1892
Place of birth: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: May 1978
Place of death: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Burial: Buried - 31/05/1978 - Holy Ghost Cemetery, Basingstoke, plot A206

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1923 to 1926


Playing Career:


Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea (May 1923 to Dec 1926) - cost: unknown

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Monday, 27th August 1923, Chelsea 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur

Age on debut: 31 years 5 months 15 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 7th March 1925, Hull City 1 - 0 Chelsea

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1923 / 24 25000025
1924 / 25 800008
Total33000033

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1923 / 24 200002
Total200002


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Sid Castle made 33 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League27th Aug 1923Chelsea01Tottenham Hotspur35,000 match lost
League1st Sep 1923Chelsea20Blackburn Rovers31,000 match won scored 1 goal
League8th Sep 1923Chelsea00Aston Villa46,000 match drawn
League15th Sep 1923Aston Villa00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League22nd Sep 1923Chelsea11Sheffield United26,000 match drawn
League29th Sep 1923Sheffield United10Chelsea20,000 match lost
League6th Oct 1923Chelsea12Cardiff City47,000 match lost scored 1 goal
League13th Oct 1923Cardiff City11Chelsea37,000 match drawn
League17th Oct 1923Sunderland20Chelsea20,000 match lost
League20th Oct 1923Chelsea00West Ham United50,000 match drawn
League27th Oct 1923West Ham United20Chelsea26,000 match lost
League3rd Nov 1923Chelsea00Bolton Wanderers26,500 match drawn
League10th Nov 1923Bolton Wanderers40Chelsea20,000 match lost
League17th Nov 1923Middlesbrough20Chelsea10,000 match lost
League24th Nov 1923Chelsea20Middlesbrough18,000 match won
League8th Dec 1923Chelsea12Preston North End36,000 match lost
League15th Dec 1923Burnley20Chelsea15,000 match lost
League22nd Dec 1923Chelsea32Burnley17,500 match won
League25th Dec 1923Nottingham Forest20Chelsea20,000 match lost
League26th Dec 1923Chelsea11Nottingham Forest30,000 match drawn
League29th Dec 1923Arsenal10Chelsea38,000 match lost
League19th Jan 1924Huddersfield Town01Chelsea25,000 match won
League26th Jan 1924Chelsea01Huddersfield Town36,000 match lost
League9th Feb 1924Chelsea06Notts County15,000 match lost
League23rd Feb 1924Chelsea11Everton30,000 match drawn
League4th Oct 1924Southampton00Chelsea15,000 match drawn
League11th Oct 1924Chelsea00Fulham40,000 match drawn
League24th Jan 1925Chelsea11Clapton Orient35,000 match drawn
League7th Feb 1925Chelsea10Southampton37,000 match won
League14th Feb 1925Fulham12Chelsea30,000 match won
League21st Feb 1925Stockport County40Chelsea12,000 match lost
League28th Feb 1925Chelsea23Portsmouth37,000 match lost
League7th Mar 1925Hull City10Chelsea10,000 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1923 / 24 3
1924 / 25 2
1925 / 26 1
Total6

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1923 / 24 1
Total1


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Sid Castle made 6 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly13th Aug 1923Chelsea23Chelsea8,000 match won
Friendly18th Aug 1923Chelsea41Chelsea10,000 match lost scored 1 goal
London Prof. Charity Fund26th Sep 1923Chelsea13Fulham7,000 match lost
Friendly21st Aug 1924Chelsea21Chelsea6,000 match lost
Friendly31st Jan 1925Arsenal10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly20th Aug 1925Chelsea43Chelseaunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1923 / 24 5
1924 / 25 8
1925 / 26 15
Total28

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1923 / 24 1
1925 / 26 2
Total3


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Sid Castle made 28 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League25th Aug 1923Southend United33Chelsea6,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League20th Mar 1924Chelsea00Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Mar 1924Chelsea10Southend Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Apr 1924Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Reserve League28th Apr 1924Chelsea00Arsenalunknown match drawn
Friendly17th Sep 1924Chelsea24South Africaunknown match lost
Reserve League20th Sep 1924Chelsea01Crystal Palaceunknown match lost
Reserve League22nd Sep 1924Brentford11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly22nd Nov 1924Leytonstone32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Dec 1924Chelsea00West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Dec 1924Chelsea22Southend Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1924Chelsea41Charlton Athleticunknown match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1924Chelsea20Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League5th Sep 1925Crystal Palace00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League15th Oct 1925Chelsea02Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Friendly2nd Nov 1925Cambridge University12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League5th Nov 1925Fulham21Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League9th Nov 1925Chelsea22Brentfordunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League12th Nov 1925Chelsea50Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League14th Nov 1925Tottenham Hotspur60Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League31st Dec 1925Chelsea15Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Jan 1926Brentford32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Feb 1926Chelsea32Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League6th Mar 1926Southend United10Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League15th Mar 1926Chelsea22Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Mar 1926Chelsea40Millwallunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Apr 1926Clapton Orient31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1926Tottenham Hotspur04Chelseaunknown match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


There is a doubt over the widely publicised date of death of 27 January 1978, especially now the date of burial has been confirmed as 31 May 1978. We are awaiting confirmation from the cemetery if they have dod recorded.

DOB is also uncertain. 1939 Census states 10 Mar 1892, whilst Death register entry states 12 Mar 1892

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Sidney Ernest Rowland Castle View CGS profile for Sidney Ernest Rowland Castle on Ancestry
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Chelsea FC Player Sid Castle

Games Won: 6
Win Percentage: 18.18%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 33 appearances, Sid Castle played alongside the following 29 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Jimmy Armstrong (8)
Benjamin Baker (5)
Fred Barrett (3)
Walter Bennett (2)
Willie Brown (5)
David Cameron (6)
Jackie Crawford (8)
Bernard Duffy (1)
Willie Ferguson (25)
Bill Finlayson (4)
Harry Ford (3)
Jimmy Frew (7)
Colin Hampton (18)
Jack Harrow (30)
William Haywood (1)
Fred Linfoot (1)
Wilson Marsh (7)
Peter McKenna (3)
Bobby McNeil (20)
Tommy Meehan (20)
Harold Miller (28)
Seth Plum (3)
John Priestley (30)
George Smith (33)
Albert Thain (4)
Bob Turnbull (5)
William Whitton (8)
Harry Wilding (25)
Andy Wilson (17)