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John Costello (English footballer)

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John Costello
Personal information
Full name John Castelli[1]
Date of birth (1890-05-15)15 May 1890[2]
Place of birth Blackley, England
Date of death 24 June 1915(1915-06-24) (aged 25)[3]
Place of death HMHS Soudan, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey[4]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[5]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Altrincham
1911 Rochdale 1 (0)
Longfield
1913–1914 Glossop 7 (0)
Stockport County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Castelli, known as Costello (15 May 1890 – 24 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as a right back.[6]

Personal life

Costello worked as a warehouseman.[5] On 30 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Plymouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.[2] He held the rank of sergeant and was shot in the right ankle at Gallipoli on 12 June 1915.[4][7] Evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Soudan, Costello died of wounds on 24 June 1915.[4][7] He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Glossop 1913–14[8] Second Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 7 0 0 0 7 0

References

  1. ^ "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Royal Marines 1899–1919 Transcription". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c John Costello on Lives of the First World War
  5. ^ a b "Name Costello, John Register Number: 428 Division: Royal Marine Light...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 190589161X.
  7. ^ a b "John Costello | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. ^ John Costello at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)


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