Sid Wharton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Emmanuel Wharton | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1875[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1951 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Smethwick Wesleyan Rovers F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1897–1903 | Small Heath | 151 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Sidney Emmanuel "Sid" Wharton (19 December 1875 – 5 Jan 1951) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath as a winger. He was a pacy winger with good ball-control who created chances and was always involved in the game. He made 167 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath. In 1900–01 he played for the Football League XI against the Irish League and was a member of an England XI in an unofficial international against a German XI, alongside clubmate Alex Leake.
In the 1901 census of England he was listed as a Professional Footballer living in 14 Dawson Street, Smethwick, Staffordshire.[2] He later became a bookmaker,[3] and is listed in that occupation on the 1939 Register.[1]
He was the uncle of racing car driver Ken Wharton.[4]
Honours
- Football League Second Division runners up 1901, 1903
References
- 1 2 "Sidney E Wharton on the 1939 Register". Retrieved 11 April 2016 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ http://www.whartonfamilyhistory.com/relationship.php?altprimarypersonID=&savedpersonID=&secondpersonID=I11776&maxrels=1&disallowspouses=0&generations=15&tree=tree1&primarypersonID=I11782