Sidney Mulford

Sidney Richard Mulford (23 November 1896 – June 1973) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He began his career as an amateur and turned professional in May 1923.[3]

Sidney Mulford
Mulford while with Brentford in 1923.
Personal information
Full name Sidney Richard Mulford[1]
Date of birth 23 November 1896
Place of birth Brentford, England
Date of death June 1973 (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Hounslow, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1922 Kew Association (85)
1922–1924 Brentford 21 (3)
Northfleet United
Dartford
Ealing Celtic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Mulford served as a private in the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action in India and Mesopotamia.[4][5]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1922–23[6] Third Division South 7 1 2 1 9 2
1923–24[6] 14 2 0 0 14 2
Career total 21 3 2 1 23 4

References
  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 112. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 212. ISBN 190589161X.
  3. "BRENTFORD'S DISAPPOINTING SEASON. MANY NEW FACES AT GRIFFIN PARK NEXT SEASON". Chiswick Times. 18 May 1923.
  4. Brentford Football Club Handbook 1923–24. 1923. p. 13.
  5. Sidney Mulford on Lives of the First World War
  6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 367. ISBN 0951526200.


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