Walter Sidebottom
Walter Sidebottom (1 February 1921 – 23 October 1943) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Hunslet, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1943 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | HMS Charybdis, English Channel | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1941 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Sidebottom served as an able seaman in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[2] Posted aboard HMS Charybdis, he was killed in action when the ship was sunk by German E-boats at the Battle of Sept-Îles on 23 October 1943.[3] Sidebottom is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1938–39 | First Division[1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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References
- Walter Sidebottom at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Casualty Details: Walter Sidebottom". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
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