Sydney George Hobbins (6 May 1916 – 16 March 1984) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

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 Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, ea ...

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profes ...

and

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

as a

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. After retiring from football, he jointly coached and advised the Leyton Orient reserve and 'A' teams with Ledger Ritson. Hobbins founded

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foo ...

in 1963.

References

{{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub English Football League players English footballers Leyton Orient F.C. players 1916 births 1984 deaths Association football goalkeepers People from Plumstead Bromley F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Fulham F.C. wartime guest players Crystal Palace F.C. wartime guest players West Ham United F.C. players Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players Leyton Orient F.C. non-playing staff