Ned Liddle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Liddle | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1878 | ||
Place of birth |
Sunderland , England | ||
Date of death | 22 November 1968 (aged 90) | ||
Place of death | Redbridge, London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1901–1903 | East End Black Watch | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1903 | Whitburn (Durham) | ? | (?) |
1904 | Seaham White Star | ? | (?) |
1904–1905 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
1905–1906 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
1906–1907 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | (0) |
1907–1913 | Clapton Orient | 193 | (3) |
1913–1914 | Southend United | ? | (?) |
1914–1920 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1919–1920 | Southend United | ||
1920–1924 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
1929–1931 | Fulham | ||
1936–1938 | Luton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Liddle (27 May 1878 – 22 November 1968)[2] (sometimes Liddell) was an English football player, manager and scout. He played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity, Clapton Orient, with whom he spent the majority of his playing career, and Arsenal, and spent time with a number of other clubs at varying levels.[3][4] Liddle went on to manage four teams – Southend United, Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Luton Town – in league football.[3][4]
Playing career
Liddle was born in
He ended his league career at
Managerial career
In 1920 he was appointed manager of Southend[3][4] and, although his tenure only lasted a year,[4] he oversaw their rise into the football league.[4] In 1920 he moved to Queens Park Rangers where he was manager for four years[4] before returning to Southend as assistant manager.[4] His next role was as chief scout for Fulham[3][4] and he subsequently went on to become their third manager in five years when he took up the post in 1929,[3][4] taking over from the same person as he had at Southend, Joe Bradshaw.[4] He finished his managerial career at Luton Town between 1936 and 1938.[3][4] He continued to scout for other clubs, including Brentford,[7] up until his death at the age of 90.[3][4]
External links
References
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ned Liddell 1929–1931". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Former Managers". Southend United F.C. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Ned Liddell". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Hull City v Arsenal, 02 April 1915". 11v11. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ISBN 0951526200.