Syd Hobbins

Syd Hobbins
Personal information
Full name Sydney George Hobbins[1]
Date of birth 6 May 1916
Place of birth Plumstead, England
Date of death 16 March 1984(1984-03-16) (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Shooter's Hill, England
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1934 Bromley
1934–1948 Charlton Athletic 2 (0)
1948–1949 Millwall 15 (0)
1949 Leyton Orient 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sydney George Hobbins (6 May 1916 – 16 March 1984) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Leyton Orient and Charlton Athletic as a goalkeeper.[1][3] After retiring from football, he jointly coached and advised the Leyton Orient reserve and 'A' teams with Ledger Ritson.[4] Hobbins founded Welling United in 1963.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 139. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Syd Hobbins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson (May 2020). "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 56–57. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Kaufman 2020, p. 104.
  5. ^ "Welling United Football Club". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.


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