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Sid
Bishop |
West Ham United FC, Leicester City
FC, Chelsea
FC
4 appearances, 1 goal
P 4 W 4 D 0 L 0 F
22:
A
4
100% successful
1923-28
captain: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Sidney Macdonald Bishop |
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name notes |
Often found in the record books under Syd Bishop.... but he was born a
Sidney, married as a Sidney, and died as a Sidney. Only his 1901 census,
written out by a government official, named him 'Sydney'. |
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Born |
10 February 1900 in Stepney, London [registered in
Mile End Old Town, March 1900]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1901 census,
Sydney Mc. the youngest of five children to Edmund and Scotswoman Marie.
They live at 135 Landsown Road in Ilford, and his father is an Engineer
Fitter at the Royal Mint. With two servants. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Sidney Macdonald now has two younger brothers, Roy and Dennis, with their
parents, living at 65 Henley Road, Ilford. His father still a Engineer
Fitter.
Passenger List's
revealed that Sid Bishop was on the RMS Asturias, leaving Southampton for
Buenos Aires. Stated as a foootballer and travelling second class with the
rest of Chelsea FC squad. |
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According to the 1939 register, Sidney, a manager of a
licensed victualler, is married to Minnie R., the manageress, and they
live at 'The Porcupine', at 48 Charing Cross Road in the Westminster area
of London. |
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Married |
to Minnie R. Brockhouse (b.31 January 1899)
[registered in Romford, Essex, June 1924]. |
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Died |
4 May 1949 at his home in Fulham, aged
49 years 83 days
[registered in Chelsea, June 1949]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11½", 11st.
8lbs [1927]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played his
early football as a centre-forward with London schools and also with the
RAF during his war years. He played local football with Ilford FC, before
being signed by Crystal Palace FC and assisting the reserve side, where he
moved to a more permanent half-back position. He moved on to West Ham
United FC in May 1920. Leicester City FC broke their transfer record for a
fee paid when they paid £3500 for the Hammers captain on 5 November 1926.
He made 49 league appearances, scoring seven times. Joined Chelsea
FC on 18 June 1928 for a £4500 transfer fee and after making
103 league appearances, he retired in May 1933. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1922-23; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (one appearance);
FA Charity Shield
runners-up
with Professionals 1923; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of four who became 517th players (518) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 153,
2 April 1927,
Scotland
1
England 2,
a British Championship match at
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 27 years
51 days. |
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Last match |
No. 156,
26 May 1927,
France
0 England 6,
an end-of-season tour match at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged
27 years 105 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1926-27; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1926-27; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died a day after
Fanny Walden and six days after Kenneth Hunt |
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Beyond England |
|
No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.35. |
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Sid Bishop - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
 |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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8 |
4 |
1 |
360 |
1 |
360
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Sid Bishop
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Away |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
+18 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+4 |
| All |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
+18 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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Sid Bishop
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
3 |
+17 |
0 |
1 |
6.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| All |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
+18 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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Sid Bishop
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1926-27 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Sid Bishop
- Match History
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Club:
West Ham United F.C.
- no full appearances |
F.A. International Selection Committee - four full appearances
(360 min)x |
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Age 27 |
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1 |
153 |
2 April 1927 -
Scotland
1
England 2,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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2 |
154 |
11 May 1927 -
Belgium
1 England 9,
Stade DC Bruxelles,
Bruxelles |
tour |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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3 |
155 |
21 May 1927 -
Luxembourg
2 England 5,
Stade de la Frontière,
Esch-sur-Alzette |
AW |
Start
86 |
lh |
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4 |
156 |
26 May 1927 -
France
0 England 6,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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157 |
22 October 1927 - Ireland 2
England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AL |
withdrawn |
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