Joe Fidler
English footballer
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Joseph Edward Fidler (1885–1948) was an English professional football left back who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal and Sheffield United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Edward Fidler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 1948 (aged 62–63) [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South Street New Connexion | |||
| 1903–1905 | Sheffield United | 2 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Fulham | ||
| 1906–1913 | Queens Park Rangers | 165 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Woolwich Arsenal | 25 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Port Vale | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Southern League XI | 1 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Fidler joined Sheffield United from South Street New Connexion, and played one First Division game in both the 1903–04 and 1904–05 seasons. He moved on to Fulham and then Queens Park Rangers, spending six years at QPR. He joined Woolwich Arsenal in February 1913. He played 13 games as the club was relegated out of the First Division and into the Second Division at the end of the 1912–13 campaign.[3] With Jack Peart out injured, he was partnered with Joe Shaw at full-back for the last 13 games of the 1912–13 season and first ten matches of the 1913–14 campaign, before he was dropped for England international Bob Benson.[4] He joined Port Vale of the Central League in summer 1914, but was unable to establish himself in the first-team at the Old Recreation Ground.[5]
Military service
In January 1915, he enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) to fight in World War I.[6] Due to the number of footballers who were placed there it was nicknamed the Football Battalion.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 1903–04[8] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1904–05[8] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1906–07[9] | Southern League First Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1907–08[10] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1908–09[11] | Southern League First Division | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1909–10[12] | Southern League First Division | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[13] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1911–12[14] | Southern League First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1912–13[15] | Southern League First Division | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 177 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 202 | 0 | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1912–13[16] | First Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14[16] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Port Vale | 1914–15[5] | Central League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 209 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 234 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup.
- Appearance in London Challenge Cup.
- 3 appearances in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund.
- 1 appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 1 appearance in London Challenge Cup.