John Costello (footballer)
John Costello (15 May 1890 – 24 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as a right back.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Costello[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 15 May 1890||
Place of birth | Blackley, England | ||
Date of death | 24 June 1915 25)[3] | (aged||
Place of death | HMHS Soudan, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey[4] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[5] | ||
Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Altrincham | |||
Rochdale | |||
Longfield | |||
1913–1914 | Glossop | 7 | (0) |
Stockport County | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Personal life
Costello worked as a warehouseman.[5] On 30 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Plymouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.[2] He held the rank of sergeant and was shot in the right ankle at Gallipoli on 12 June 1915.[4][6] Evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Soudan, Costello died of wounds on 24 June 1915.[4][6] He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Glossop | 1913–14[7] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Royal Marines 1899–1919 Transcription". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- John Costello on Lives of the First World War
- "Name Costello, John Register Number: 428 Division: Royal Marine Light...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "John Costello | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- John Costello at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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