Frederick Castle (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Charles Castle | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | King's Norton, Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1974 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Place of death | Smethwick, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Smethwick Highfield | ? | (?) |
| 1925–1927 | Birmingham | 3 | (0) |
| 1927–19xx | Shrewsbury Town | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Frederick Charles Castle (29 November 1898–1974) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[1] He played as a centre forward.
Castle was born in Kings Norton, now a district of Birmingham. He played for Smethwick Highfield before joining Birmingham in April 1925.[2] He made his debut in the First Division in the penultimate game of the 1925–26 season, deputising for George Briggs in a home game against West Ham United which Birmingham won 1–0.[3] He kept his place for the last game of that season, and spent the next season as cover for Briggs; unfortunately for him, Briggs missed only one game, and in August 1927 Castle signed for Shrewsbury Town of the Birmingham & District League.[2]
Castle died in Smethwick, West Midlands, late in 1974.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 50. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 168.
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