Frederick Castle (footballer)

Frederick Castle

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Charles Castle
Date of birth	29 November 1898
Place of birth	King's Norton, Birmingham, England
Date of death	1974 (aged 75–76)
Place of death	Smethwick, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Smethwick Highfield
1925–1927	Birmingham	3	(0)
1927–19??	Shrewsbury Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick Charles Castle (29 November 1898 – 1974) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.^[1] He played as a centre forward.

Castle was born in Kings Norton, now a district of Birmingham. He played for Smethwick Highfield before joining Birmingham in April 1925.^[2] He made his debut in the First Division in the penultimate game of the 1925–26 season, deputising for George Briggs in a home game against West Ham United which Birmingham won 1–0.^[3] He kept his place for the last game of that season, and spent the next season as cover for Briggs. Unfortunately for him, Briggs missed only one game, and in August 1927 Castle signed for Shrewsbury Town of the Birmingham & District League.^[2]

Castle died in Smethwick, West Midlands, late in 1974.^[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
3. Matthews, p. 168.