Sid Storey

Sid Storey
Personal information
Full name Sidney Storey[1]
Date of birth (1919-12-25)25 December 1919[1]
Place of birth Darfield, England
Date of death 6 April 2010(2010-04-06) (aged 90)
Place of death York, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ardsley Welfare
0000–1943 Grimethorpe Athletic
1943– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
0000–1947 Wombwell Athletic
1947–1956 York City 330 (40)
1956–1957 Barnsley 29 (4)
1957–1959 Accrington Stanley 30 (2)
1959–1960 Bradford Park Avenue 2 (0)
Total 391 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sidney Storey (25 December 1919 – 6 April 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Storey played for Ardsley Welfare and Grimethorpe Athletic in non-League football while working as a miner, before joining Huddersfield Town in 1943. After leaving them he played for Wombwell Athletic before moving to York City in 1947. He played for York in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955 and left a year later after making 354 appearances to join hometown club Barnsley. He later had periods with Accrington Stanley and Bradford Park Avenue before returning to York as trainer-coach for three years.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 590. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.