Sid Ottewell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidney Ottewell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 October 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Holbrook, England | ||
Date of death | 31 January 2012 | (aged 92)||
Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Holbrook Colliery Welfare | ||
1936–1947 | Chesterfield | 42 | (12) |
1947 | Birmingham City | 5 | (2) |
1947–1948 | Luton Town | 15 | (4) |
1948–1950 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | (3) |
1950–1952 | Mansfield Town | 67 | (21) |
1952–1953 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | (12) |
– | Spalding United | ||
Managerial career | |||
– |
player-manager ) | ||
1960–1969 | Lockheed Leamington | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sidney Ottewell (23 October 1919 – 31 January 2012) was an English professional
Playing career
Ottewell was born in
After the war he remained with Chesterfield until June 1947 when he joined Birmingham City.
Managerial career
Ottewell moved into
Personal life
Ottewell was married to Eileen from 1947 until her death in 2006. They had two children, Peter and Carole. The couple lived in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, but in later life moved to nearby Newthorpe.[18] In October 2009, when he celebrated his 90th birthday, he had numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and was believed to be the oldest living former Nottingham Forest player.[19] He died in an Eastwood nursing home on 31 January 2012 at the age of 92.[5][18]
References
- General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d Matthews, p. 115.
- ^ a b c "Forest player joins Mansfield". Nottingham Evening Post. 24 January 1950. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "Sid Ottewell". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Sid Ottewell: 1919–2012". Chesterfield F.C. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Chesterfield's debutants". cfchistory.com. Stuart Basson. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Sid Ottewell fact file". Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ Matthews, p. 238.
- ^ Matthews, p. 183.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Mansfield Town". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "The Iron Alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Birmingham & District 1960–1961". Pride in our past: The history of Leamington Football Club 1891–2007. Leamington F.C. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.
- ^ "Birmingham & District 1961–1962". Pride in our past. Leamington F.C. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006.
- ^ a b "Leamington's history". Pride in our past. Leamington F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Birmingham County FA Cup Competitions: Previous Winners" (DOC). Birmingham County Football Association. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "The Brakes file". Leamington Courier. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Former Forest star dies in Eastwood". Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ Monk, Delia (6 October 2009). "'Oldest living ex-Forest player' turning 90". Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
External links
- Sid Ottewell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database