William Siddons

William Henry Siddons was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Darwen and Walsall Town Swifts. He had also been a regular with Birmingham St George's. He died of congestion of the kidneys on 4 February 1893, aged just 29, having played for Redditch F.C. against Stourbridge F.C. the month before.

Early career

The earliest reference to Siddons playing football is from 1877, when he was turning out for Holte Wanderers against Walsall Alma.
By 1884, Siddons had signed for Aston Villa. In 1885, he signed for Birmingham Excelsior, and left for Birmingham St George's in 1888, and, in 1891, after the Dragons' funding was cut, Siddons headed North to Bolton Wanderers and played in Football League.