Ned Liddle

Ned Liddle
Personal information
Full name Edward Liddle
Date of birth (1878-05-27)27 May 1878
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 22 November 1968 (aged 90)
Place of death Redbridge, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1901–1903 East End Black Watch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903 Whitburn (Durham) ? (?)
1904 Seaham White Star ? (?)
1904–1905 Sunderland 0 (0)
1905–1906 Southampton 1 (0)
1906–1907 Gainsborough Trinity 9 (0)
1907–1913 Clapton Orient 193 (3)
1913–1914 Southend United ? (?)
1914–1920 Arsenal 2 (0)
Managerial career
1919–1920 Southend United
1920–1924 Queens Park Rangers
1929–1931 Fulham
1936–1938 Luton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Liddle (27 May 1878 – 22 November 1968)[2] (sometimes Liddell) was an English football player, manager and scout. He played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity, Clapton Orient, with whom he spent the majority of his playing career, and Arsenal, and spent time with a number of other clubs at varying levels.[3][4] Liddle went on to manage four teams – Southend United, Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Luton Town – in league football.[3][4]

Playing career

Liddle was born in Sunderland[3] and during his playing career, he played as a wing half[5] for a number of clubs.[3][4] He started off with East End Black Watch in 1901 before moving to Whitburn (Durham) in 1903 and then Seaham White Star. After this he went on to play for Sunderland, Southampton, Gainsborough Trinity and Southend. In between he had his most successful spell as a player, at Clapton Orient, for whom he made over 200 appearances.[4]

He ended his league career at Arsenal, joining the club in 1914. He played two league games in 1914–15, his debut coming against Hull City on 2 April 1915;[6] he continued to play for the club during the First World War and was a member of Arsenal's reserve team until his retirement in the 1920 close season.

Managerial career

In 1920 he was appointed manager of Southend[3][4] and, although his tenure only lasted a year,[4] he oversaw their rise into the football league.[4] In 1920 he moved to Queens Park Rangers where he was manager for four years[4] before returning to Southend as assistant manager.[4] His next role was as chief scout for Fulham[3][4] and he subsequently went on to become their third manager in five years when he took up the post in 1929,[3][4] taking over from the same person as he had at Southend, Joe Bradshaw.[4] He finished his managerial career at Luton Town between 1936 and 1938.[3][4] He continued to scout for other clubs, including Brentford,[7] up until his death at the age of 90.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ned Liddell 1929–1931". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Former Managers". Southend United F.C. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Ned Liddell". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Hull City v Arsenal, 02 April 1915". 11v11. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  7. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 182. ISBN 0951526200.