Sid Rawlings

Sid Rawlings

Personal information
Full name	James Sidney Dean Rawlings
Date of birth	(1913-05-05)5 May 1913
Place of birth	Wombwell, South Yorkshire, England
Date of death	1956 (aged 42–43)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1934	Preston North End	12	(0)
1934–1935	Huddersfield Town	11	(2)
1935–1936	West Bromwich Albion	10	(1)
1936–1937	Northampton Town	48	(18)
1937–1939	Millwall	53	(27)
1946–1948	Plymouth Argyle	56	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Sidney Dean Rawlings (5 May 1913 – 1956) was a professional footballer, who played for Preston North End, Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, Northampton Town, Millwall and Plymouth Argyle (1946/47 & 1947/48 seasons). He was born in Wombwell, South Yorkshire.

Rawlings played for Everton FC during World War II having initially played on loan from Millwall and then signed permanently in 1940. He also made a few guest appearances for Liverpool. Previous to his move to Everton he had played in Millwalls Cup run which ended in the semi-final with defeat to Chelsea in front of a Wembley crowd exceeding 100,000. After ending his professional career at Plymouth Argyle he continued to play locally for Tavistock and subsequently managed them for a short period. He died prematurely in 1956 from leukemia .

Film still exists on the web of Sid training with the Millwall players as covered by Pathe News. Photographs also exist of the Millwall semi-final, showing where Rawlings and the other players being presented to the King prior to the match.

References

• Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 095572810X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)