Sid Pugh

Sid Pugh
Personal information
Full name	Sidney James Pugh
Date of birth	10 October 1919
Place of birth	Dartford, England
Date of death	15 April 1944 (aged 24)
Place of death	Seighford, England
Position(s)	Half back
Youth career
	Nunhead
	Margate
1936–1938	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1944	Arsenal
1940	→ Bradford City (war guest)
1940	→ Chelsea (war guest)
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney James "Sid" Pugh (10 October 1919 – 15 April 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back.

Career

Pugh was born in Dartford, and spent his early career with Nunhead and Margate.^[1] He joined Arsenal in April 1936 and turned professional two years later,^[2] making one appearance for them in the Football League in April 1939.^[1] Pugh suffered a kidney injury in that match and never played for Arsenal again.^[2] Pugh made one appearance as a wartime guest for Chelsea on 6 April 1940, and another for Bradford City in September 1940.^[3] Pugh died while training as a Flying Officer with the Royal Air Force in Seighford on 15 April 1944,^[3] and was buried at Llanharan Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Wales.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Encyclopedia of British Football: Sidney Pugh". Spartacus Educational.
^ ^a ^b "Sid Pugh". Arsenal F.C.
^ ^a ^b "Sidney Pugh". bantamspast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
^ [1] CWGC casualty record.

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[spartacus-1] "The Encyclopedia of British Football: Sidney Pugh". Spartacus Educational.

[Arsenal-2] "Sid Pugh". Arsenal F.C.

[bantamspast-3] "Sidney Pugh". bantamspast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.

[4] [1] CWGC casualty record.

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