Syd Tyler

Sidney Tyler (7 December 1904 – 25 January 1971) was an English footballer who played as a full-back.

Syd Tyler
Personal information
Full name Sidney Tyler
Date of birth (1904-12-07)7 December 1904
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 25 January 1971(1971-01-25) (aged 66)
Place of death Walsall, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Stourbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1924 Manchester United 1 (0)
1924–1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 (0)
1927–1929 Gillingham 76 (0)
1929–1931 Millwall 29 (0)
1931–1933 Colwyn Bay United
Chamberlain & Hookham
Total 124 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Wolverhampton, Tyler began his career with nearby Stourbridge. As a 17-year-old, he joined Manchester United in May 1922, but he only played one match for them in the 1923–24 season, a 3–0 home win over Leicester City on 10 November 1923. In May 1924, he returned to his hometown club, Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had just been promoted back to the Second Division. However, Tyler struggled to hold down a first team spot at Wolves and only made 18 league appearances in three seasons there.

He signed for Third Division South side Gillingham in August 1927, where he made a far bigger impression. In two seasons with the Kent club, Tyler made 76 league appearances,[2] but he left in 1929, first on trial with Norwich City, before joining Millwall on a permanent basis. After 29 games in two seasons with Millwall, Tyler moved to Colwyn Bay United in 1931, before returning to the West Midlands in 1933 to play for Chamberlain & Hookham.

References
  1. "The lure of promotion. Manchester United". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.


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