Sid Silk

Sid Silk
Personal information
Full name	Sidney Edward Silk
Date of birth	(1921-04-17)17 April 1921
Place of birth	Chelsea, Victoria
Date of death	29 June 2004(2004-06-29) (aged 83)
Original team(s)	Essendon United
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1941–44	Essendon	15 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sidney Edward Silk (17 April 1921 – 29 June 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1940s.

Silk was recruited locally and made his debut in the 1941 Preliminary Final victory over Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but could not hold his place for the Grand Final. Silk did however play in Essendon's 1942 premiership team, as the 19th man. Once his league career was over, Silk spent three seasons at Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he later umpired.

References

• Sid Silk's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.