Sid Kimpton

Sid Kimpton
Kimpton circa 1910
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Sibley Kimpton
Date of birth (1887-08-12)12 August 1887
Place of birth Leavesden, England
Date of death 15 February 1968(1968-02-15) (aged 80)
Place of death Leavesden, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Leavesden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1920 Southampton 141 (27)
Managerial career
1921 DFC Prague
1921–1922 Polonia Warsaw
1923 Cracovia
192?–1926 Le Havre
1928–19?? Coventry City (coach)
1934 France
1935–1936 France
1935–1938 RC Paris
1938 FC Metz
1939–1940 Rouen
1945 Rouen
1945–1946 Le Havre
1946–1950 Cherbourg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Sibley "Sid" Kimpton, also known as George Kimpton, (12 August 1887[2] – 15 February 1968) was an English football player, who spent his entire playing career with Southampton and subsequently became a manager in Europe coaching DFC Prague, Polonia Warsaw, Cracovia[3][4] Le Havre, Coventry City, France national team,[5] RC Paris, Rouen[6] and Cherbourg.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ABC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Other sources give December 1886 or 1888 as date of birth
  3. ^ Trenerzy piłkarzy wikipasy.pl Cracovia Kraków encyclopedia
  4. ^ * Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2003). Encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI. GiA. ISBN 83-88232-13-4.
  5. ^ French Football Federation
  6. ^ FC Rouen
  7. ^ RSSSF