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Sidney Mulford

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Sidney Mulford
Mulford while with Brentford in 1923.
Personal information
Full name Sidney Richard Mulford[1]
Date of birth 23 November 1896
Place of birth Brentford, England
Date of death June 1973 (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Hounslow, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1922 Kew Association (85)
1922–1924 Brentford 21 (3)
Northfleet United
Dartford
Ealing Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney Richard Mulford (23 November 1896 – June 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He began his career as an amateur and turned professional in May 1923.[3]

Personal life

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Mulford served as a private in the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action in India and Mesopotamia.[4][5]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1922–23[6] Third Division South 7 1 2 1 9 2
1923–24[6] Third Division South 14 2 0 0 14 2
Career total 21 3 2 1 23 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 112. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 212. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ "Brentford's Disappointing Season. Many New Faces At Griffin Park Next Season". Chiswick Times. 18 May 1923.
  4. ^ Brentford Football Club Handbook 1923–24. 1923. p. 13.
  5. ^ Sidney Mulford on Lives of the First World War
  6. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.