William Siddons

William Siddons
Personal information
Full name William Henry Siddons
Date of birth Quarter 3 1864
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Date of death 1893 (aged 28–29)
Position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884-1885 Aston Villa (0)
1885-1886 Birmingham Excelsior (0)
1886-1888 Mitchell St. George's (0)
1888 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
1889–1891 Birmingham St. George's
1891–1892 Darwen 16 (1)
1892–1893 Walsall Town Swifts 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry Siddons (Quarter 3 1864 – 1893) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Darwen and Walsall Town Swifts. He had also been a regular with Birmingham St George's. He died of congestion of the kidneys on 4 February 1893, aged just 29, having played for Redditch F.C. against Stourbridge F.C. the month before.

Early career

The earliest reference to Siddons playing football is from 1877, when he was turning out for Holte Wanderers against Walsall Alma.

By 1884, Siddons had signed for Aston Villa. In 1885, he signed for Birmingham Excelsior, and left for Birmingham St George's in 1888, and, in 1891, after the Dragons' funding was cut, Siddons headed North to Bolton Wanderers and played in Football League.

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ↑ "Death of a Footballer". Walsall Advertiser: 3. 11 February 1893.
  3. ↑ "Walsall Alma v Aston Holte Wanderers". Walsall Observer: 3. 15 December 1877.
  4. ↑ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 12 March 2023. (registration & fee required)