Harry Sillito

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Harry Sillito
Personal information
Full name Henry Sillito[1]
Date of birth (1901-07-01)1 July 1901[1]
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, County Durham,[1] England
Date of death 17 December 1993(1993-12-17) (aged 92)[1]
Place of death Lincoln, Lincolnshire,[2] England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Chester-le-Street
– Washington Colliery
1921–1922 Chelsea 0 (0)
1922–1924 Lincoln City 48 (2)
1924–1928 Merthyr Town 19 (0)
1928–1929 Grantham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Sillito (1 July 1901 – 17 December 1993) was an English footballer who made 67 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City and Merthyr Town. He played as an outside left.[4] He began his career in non-league football in his native north-east of England with Chester-le-Street and Washington Colliery, and was on the books of Chelsea, without representing that club in the league,[4] before finishing his career in the Midland League with Grantham.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Harry Sillito". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Harry Sillito profile". GTFCStats. thegingerbreads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.


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