Harold Sly
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Appley Bridge, England | ||
Date of death | 1996 (aged 91–92) | ||
Place of death | Hove, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back, half back, inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??–1922 | Rover Motor Company | ||
1922–192? | Birmingham | 0 | (0) |
192?–1927 | Tamworth Castle | ||
1927–1929 | Gillingham | 15 | (1) |
1929–1933 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | (0) |
1933–19?? | FC Sète | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harold Sly (26 February 1904 – 1996) was an English professional association football player of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born in Appley Bridge, he played football for the Rover Company's team before joining Birmingham, however he never started a match for the club in the Football League, and dropped back into the amateur game with Tamworth Castle.[1] In 1927 he joined Gillingham of the Football League Third Division South, where he spent two seasons but never secured a regular place in the club's first team.[2] He then moved to Brighton & Hove Albion, before joining French club FC Sète.[1]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Soccerdata. p. 240. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 41–42. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- 1904 births
- People from Appley Bridge
- English footballers
- Association football utility players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- FC Sète 34 players
- English Football League players
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football midfielders
- Association football inside forwards
- English football defender, 1900s birth stubs