John Costello (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Castelli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1890[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackley, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 June 1915 (aged 25)[3] | ||
| Place of death | HMHS Soudan, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Altrincham | |||
| 1911 | Rochdale | 1 | (0) |
| Longfield | |||
| 1913–1914 | Glossop | 7 | (0) |
| Stockport County | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Castelli, known as Costello (15 May 1890 – 24 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as a right back.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Costello worked as a warehouseman.[4] On 30 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Plymouth Battalion,[2] 63rd (Royal Naval) Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.[6] He held the rank of sergeant and was shot in the right ankle at Gallipoli on 12 June 1915.[2][6] Evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Soudan, Costello died of wounds on 24 June 1915.[2][6] He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Glossop | 1913–14[7] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e John Costello on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Name Costello, John Register Number: 428 Division: Royal Marine Light...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "John Costello | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ John Costello at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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