Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidney Lacy Richard Foss [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Barking, England | ||
Date of death | 3 August 1995[1] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Merton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left half, inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1932 | Thames | 0 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1933–1934 | Enfield | ||
1934–1936 | Southall | ||
1936–1948 | Chelsea | 41 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
Chelsea Youth | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sidney Lacy Richard Foss (28 November 1912 – 3 August 1995), commonly known as Dick Foss or Dickie Foss, was an English professional footballer who played as a left half in the Football League for Chelsea, with whom he had a 30-year association.[1][3][4] He later served as youth team manager at the club.[5]
Foss was in a reserved occupation during the Second World War.[6] He was a member of the Police War Reserve and was called up prior to the commencement of hostilities.[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 1936–37[5] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1937–38[5] | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
1938–39[5] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
1945–46[5] | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
1946–47[5] | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
1947–48[5] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 3 |