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William Henry Siddons (Quarter 3 1864 – 1893) was an
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who played in
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for
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
, Darwen and
Walsall Town Swifts Walsall Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club's nickname, "The Saddlers", reflects ...
. He had also been a regular with
Birmingham St George's Birmingham St. George's F.C. was a football club based in Smethwick, England. The club started as St George's FC in Aston, before moving to the Cape Hill brewery in 1886 under the name Mitchell St George's. Ancestry The club's origin was in tw ...
. He died of congestion of the kidneys on 4 February 1893, aged just 29, having played for Redditch F.C. against
Stourbridge F.C. Stourbridge Football Club (nicknamed "The Glassboys" due to the town's traditional association with the cut glass industry) is an English association football club based in the town of Stourbridge, West Midlands. The club currently plays in the ...
the month before.


Early career

Aged 19/20 Siddons signed for
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
and was there in the 1884-1885 season. In 1885, aged 21/22 he signed for
Birmingham Excelsior Birmingham Excelsior Football Club was an English football club with a claimed foundation date of 1874. History The club emerged from an athletics club founded in 1869, which in turn was related to the Excelsior Works in Birmingham town centre. ...
. Wikipedia records that 1885-86 was Birmingham Excelsior' best season winning the Birmingham Senior Cup. In 1886, aged 22/23 he was on the books of Mitchell St. George's. This was a club formed by two clubs amalgamating in 1886 (See Wikipedia article) and were active in the
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. In 1888 Siddons headed North to
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
and played in
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. (registration & fee required)


References

1864 births 1893 deaths English men's footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Birmingham Excelsior F.C. players Birmingham St George's F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Darwen F.C. (1870) players Walsall F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from West Bromwich {{England-footy-forward-1860s-stub