Sid Storey
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidney Storey[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 December 1919||
Place of birth | Darfield, England | ||
Date of death | 6 April 2010 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | York, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ardsley Welfare | |||
–1943 |
Grimethorpe Athletic | ||
1943– | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
–1947 | Wombwell Athletic | ||
1947–1956 | York City | 330 | (40) |
1956–1957 | Barnsley | 29 | (4) |
1957–1959 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | (2) |
1959–1960 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | (0) |
Total | 391 | (46) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sidney Storey (25 December 1919 – 6 April 2010) was an English professional
Storey played for Ardsley Welfare and
Career
Born in
He received a
He made two league appearances for Park Avenue and following his retirement as a player he rejoined the York coaching staff as a trainer-coach.[2][7] He left after three years in 1963 and worked for Richmond Sausages as a van driver for two years.[2] He was then employed as a bus driver for the West Yorkshire Road Car Company and after York won the 1983–84 Fourth Division championship he drove the open top bus that paraded the team around York.[2] He resided in Haxby, North Yorkshire[3] until his death in York, North Yorkshire on 6 April 2010 at the age of 90.[8] His death was marked a day later by a minute's applause before York's game at home to AFC Wimbledon,[3] which the team won 5–0.[9]
Style of play
Storey played as a left-sided
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- ^ a b c Carroll, Steve (8 April 2010). "York City footballing great Sid Storey dies at 90". The Press. York. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
- ^ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 288–289.
- ^ Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 302–303.
- ^ "Sid Storey". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ "Sid Storey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "York 5–0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Death of a legend". Vital Football. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.