Joseph Sewell

For the Baseball Hall of Famer, see Joe Sewell. For the US politician, see Joseph Sewall. For the American academic, see Joseph A. Sewall.

Joseph Sewell
Personal information
Full name Joseph Sewell[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Crook Town
1931–1933 Darlington 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Sewell (active 1931–33) was a footballer who played at outside right in the Football League for Darlington.[1]

Sewell, who played as an amateur,[2] made his debut in January 1932 in a 3–1 defeat at Chester in the Third Division North.[3] He played into the 1932–33 season,[4] and finished his Darlington career with 11 league appearances.[1] He also played for Crook Town.[5]

Sewell married Jenny Henderson at South Hetton, County Durham, in 1933.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "Third League. Darlington v. Tranmere Rovers". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 20 January 1932. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. Darlington included at outside right Sewell, an amateur who was making his second appearance in first team colours.
  3. ^ "The big match". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 21 January 1932. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive. Sewell is the reserve who made his debut at Chester last Saturday, where the Quakers were beaten 3–1.
  4. ^ T. F. (16 September 1932). "Sports notes. Darlington changes". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive. Darlington will make two changes in the side to meet Hull City at Anlaby Road to-morrow. Allison having recovered from his injury returns at left back, while Sewell is again at outside right, Siddle and Coates being left out.
  5. ^ a b "Footballer's bride". Sunderland Echo. 30 September 1933. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive. A former Crook and Darlington footballer, Mr Joseph Sewell, son of Mr and Mrs Sewell, of Chester-le-Street, was married to Miss Jenny Henderson, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr George Henderson, of South Hetton, at Holy Trinity Church, South Hetton.