Sid Wharton

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Sid Wharton
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Emmanuel Wharton
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1951 (aged about 75)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Winger
Youth clubs
	Smethwick Wesleyan Rovers F.C.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1897–1903	Small Heath	151 (20)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Sidney Emmanuel "Sid" Wharton (born 1876 in Birmingham, died 1951 in Birmingham) was an English professional footballer who played for Small Heath as a winger. He was a pacy winger with good ball-control who created chances and was always involved in the game. He made 167 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath. In 1900–01 he represented the Football League against the Irish League and played for an England XI in an unofficial international against a German XI alongside clubmate Alex Leake. He later became a bookmaker.

[edit] Honours

• Football League Second Division runners up 1901, 1903.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Persondata
NAME	Wharton, Sidney Emmanuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wharton, Sid
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1876
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH	1951
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England