Sidney Wheelhouse

Sidney Wheelhouse
Sidney Wheelhouse
	Wheelhouse in 1907
Born	September 1888, Darlington, County Durham, England
Died	19 September 1916 (aged 27–28), La Sève Grise, Nr. Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
Burial place	Plot III. A. 14., Couin British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France
Spouse	Agnes Annie Munter (m. 1909)
Children	5
Parents	Christopher Wheelhouse (1837-1910) (father); Maria Henry (1847-1921) (mother);
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1916
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service number	F/909
Unit	17th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
Battles / wars	Battle of Delville Wood Battle of Guillemont
Height
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1905	Bishop Auckland
1906–1907	Shildon Athletic
1907–1915	Grimsby Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney Wheelhouse (September 1888 – 19 September 1916) was an English professional football right back, best remembered for his eight years in the Football League with Grimsby Town.^[1]

Career

A right back, Wheelhouse began his career with Northern League clubs Bishop Auckland and Shildon Athletic before moving to the Football League to sign for Second Division club Grimsby Town in 1907.^[2] He was a regular with the Mariners for the next eight seasons and went on to captain the club, before leaving at the end of 1914–15.^[2] He returned to Blundell Park in 1916 to play in a wartime charity match.^[2]

Personal life

He fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) (more popularly known as the 1st Football Battalion) during the First World War and rose to the rank of lance corporal.^[2] He saw action at Delville Wood and Guillemont in July and August 1916.^[2]

On 18 September, Wheelhouse was part of a working party which was mined while sheltering from a mortar attack and within 24 hours, he and every member of the party was dead.^[2] He is buried in Couin British Cemetery.^[3]

Career statistics

Sourced from The English National Football Archive

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grimsby Town	1907–08	Second Division	30	0	5	0	35	0
	1908–09	Second Division	38	0	1	0	39	0
	1909–10	Second Division	37	0	1	0	38	0
	1910–11	Midland League
	1911–12	Second Division	32	1	1	0	33	1
	1912–13	Second Division	37	1	1	0	38	1
	1913–14	Second Division	36	0	1	0	37	0
	1914–15	Second Division	24	0	1	0	25	0
Total			234	2	11	0	245	2

References

^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 307. ISBN 190589161X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sid Wheelhouse - Grimsby Town and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 307. ISBN 190589161X.

[FATFWW-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sid Wheelhouse - Grimsby Town and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[3] "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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