Harold Sly

Harold Sly (26 February 1904 – 1996) was an English professional footballer of the 1920s and 1930s.

Harold Sly
Personal information
Date of birth (1904-02-26)26 February 1904
Place of birth Appley Bridge, England
Date of death 1996 (aged 91–92)
Place of death Hove, England
Position(s) Full back, half back, inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1922 Rover Motor Company
1922–192? Birmingham 0 (0)
192?–1927 Tamworth Castle
1927–1929 Gillingham 15 (1)
1929–1933 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 (0)
1933–19?? FC Sète
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Appley Bridge, he played football for the Rover Company's team before joining Birmingham, however he never started a match for the club in the English Football League, and dropped back into the amateur game with Tamworth Castle.[1] In 1927 he joined Gillingham of the Football League Third Division South, where he spent two seasons but never secured a regular place in the club's first team.[2] He then moved to Brighton & Hove Albion, before joining French club FC Sète.[1]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Soccerdata. p. 240. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 41–42. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.


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