Sidney Victor Scholey (4 September 1885 – 2 December 1934) was an English

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who managed

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in the 1929–30 season. Scholey was born in Walsall and became trainer of his local club in 1908, remaining at Hilary Street until 1911. In his youth, he was known as a gymnast and wrestler. He also competed in weight-lifting competitions. He then became a masseur at the Marine Hydro in

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, where he treated many famous footballers. He had a spell as trainer at

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before the

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. After spending the war in the

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he joined

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as a trainer in 1920. At the end of his first season with the St. Andrew's club they won the

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championship. During the 1927–28 season, he had a brief period as caretaker-manager but left the club shortly afterwards. He then returned to Hilary Street as trainer before taking over from

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, who had left to join

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, as manager in April 1929. His first season as manager ended with the club 17th in the

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before Scholey resigned in October 1930. His most notable game in charge was an

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tie at

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in January 1930 in front of a crowd in excess of 74,600; Villa won the match 3–1, with the winning goal coming ten minutes from the end of the match. Scholey died in 1934.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scholey, Sid 1885 births 1934 deaths Sportspeople from Walsall English football managers Walsall F.C. managers Birmingham City F.C. non-playing staff Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers English male weightlifters British Army personnel of World War I