Sidney Harry Withington (q2 1868 – 1947) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Walsall Town Swifts.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Harry Withington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | q2 1868[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cannock,[2] England | ||
| Date of death | 1947 (aged 78–79)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 188?–1890 | Darlington | ||
| 1890–1893 | Walsall Town Swifts[a] | 20 | (0) |
| 1893–1??? | Cannock Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Withington played for Darlington in the 1889–90 FA Cup,[3] and was a member of the team that played the club's first match in league competition, a 2–1 defeat away to Newcastle East End on 7 September 1889, the opening day of the inaugural season of the Northern League.[4] He joined Football Alliance club Walsall Town Swifts in 1890,[5] and two years later played in their first match in the Football League, a 2–1 defeat at home to Darwen on the opening day of the first season of the Football League Second Division.[6] He made 20 league appearances that season,[1] and then left to play non-league football for Cannock Town, where he remained until at least the 1896–97 season.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Appearances are for matches in the Football League only.
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Harry Withington at the English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ Hunt, Brian (1989). Northern Goalfields. Official Centenary History of the Northern League 1889–1989. Skol Northern League Management Committee. p. 5. ISBN 0-9514597-1-6.
- ^ "Local notes". Walsall Advertiser. 16 September 1890. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Another new player is Withington, of Darlington, who plays left full back.
- ^ "Football. Walsall Town Swifts v. Darwen". Walsall Advertiser. 10 September 1892. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Improving the Town Swifts". Walsall Advertiser. 12 August 1893. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
A good man is leaving in Withington, who is expected to play for Cannock.
"Birmingham Junior Cup re-played tie. Cannock Town v. Bloxwich Strollers". Lichfield Mercury. 4 December 1896. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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