Joseph Sewell (active 1931–33) was a

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who played at outside right in the Football League for

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

. Sewell, who played as an amateur, made his debut in January 1932 in a 3–1 defeat at

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in the

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. He played into the 1932–33 season, and finished his Darlington career with 11 league appearances. He also played for

Crook Town Crook Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Crook, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Sir Tom Cowie Millfield. The club won the FA Amateur Cup five times. History Crook Town Footba ...

. Sewell married Jenny Henderson at

South Hetton South Hetton is a former mining village in the County Durham district of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Durham and to the south of Sunderland as the crow flies. It had a population of 2,618 ac ...

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, in 1933.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Men's association football outside forwards Crook Town A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players English Football League players Place of death missing English men's footballers {{England-footy-forward-stub