| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1921 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hunslet, England [1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1943 (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 | |||
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]
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
| 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 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d Walter Sidebottom at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Walter Sidebottom". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
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- 1921 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Hunslet
- Footballers from Leeds
- Men's association football wingers
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
- Royal Navy sailors
- Military personnel from Leeds
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1921 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hunslet, England [1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1943 (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 | |||
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]
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
| 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 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d Walter Sidebottom at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Walter Sidebottom". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1920s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1921 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Hunslet
- Footballers from Leeds
- Men's association football wingers
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
- Royal Navy sailors
- Military personnel from Leeds
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs