Sidney Tyler (7 December 1904 – 25 January 1971) was an English

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who played as a full-back. Born in

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...

, Tyler began his career with nearby

Stourbridge Stourbridge () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, Worcestershire, River Stour, the town lies around west of Birmingham, at the southwester ...

. As a 17-year-old, he joined

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

in May 1922, but he only played one match for them in the 1923–24 season, a 3–0 home win over

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

on 10 November 1923. In May 1924, he returned to his hometown club,

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

, who had just been promoted back to the

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. However, Tyler struggled to hold down a first team spot at Wolves and only made 18 league appearances in three seasons there. He signed for

Third Division South The Third Division South of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to on ...

side Gillingham in August 1927, where he made a far bigger impression. In two seasons with the

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club, Tyler made 76 league appearances, but he left in 1929, first on trial with

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

, before joining

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of ...

on a permanent basis. After 29 games in two seasons with Millwall, Tyler moved to Colwyn Bay United in 1931, before returning to the West Midlands in 1933 to play for Chamberlain & Hookham.

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at StretfordEnd.co.uk 1904 births 1971 deaths Footballers from Wolverhampton English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Stourbridge F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub