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Billy
Silto |
Swindon Town
FC
uncapped
1912 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William Alfred Silto |
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Born |
1 May 1883 in Washington, County Durham [no
registration found] |
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Married |
to Annie Cross, on 27 January 1907, at St. Peter's Church,
Barnsley [registered in Barnsley, March 1907] |
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Died |
Summer 1959, aged 76 years [registered in Swindon, September 1959] |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his
career with Washington FC, Hebburn Argyle FC and then Barnsley FC and a
proposed £1000 move to Aston Villa FC fell through, Silto instead
joined Swindon Town FC during the 1909 summer.
Going on to make 239 league appearances, scoring five goals. He
retired in 1920. |
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Club honours |
not known |
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Individual honours |
not known |
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Distinctions |
not known |
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England Career |
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Player number |
Did not appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After the war, in which Silto was posted to the front after
choosing to guest for Arsenal rather than playing for his regiment's team.
He went on to work on the railways, and was landlord of The Ship in
Faringdon Road. |
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Billy Silto - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 min |
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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Billy Silto
- Match History |
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Clubs: Swindon
Town F.C. - 0 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 0
full capsx
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Age
28 |
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113 |
23 March 1912 - Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
reserve |
Notes
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