Angus Seed
Angus Cameron Seed MM (6 February 1893 – 7 February 1953) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 16 years as manager of Barnsley in the Football League.[3] He had a long playing career as a right back in non-League football and after retiring,[1] he was Aldershot's first-ever manager and worked as a scout for Charlton Athletic.[4][5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Angus Cameron Seed[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Lanchester, England | ||
Date of death | 7 February 1953 60)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Barnsley, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Whitburn | |||
South Shields | |||
Seaham Harbour | |||
1913 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1914 | Leicester Fosse | 3 | (0) |
1914 | Reading | ||
1919 | St Bernard's | 1 | (0) |
1919– | Mid Rhondda | ||
–1923 | Ebbw Vale | ||
1922–1923 | Broxburn United | 32 | (0) |
Workington | |||
Teams managed | |||
Workington | |||
1927–1937 | Aldershot | ||
1937–1953 | Barnsley | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Personal life
Seed's younger brother Jimmy was also a professional footballer, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield Wednesday and England.[6] Angus Seed served in the 2nd and 17th Battalions of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[7] On the night of 1–2 June 1916, he won the Military Medal for his actions as a stretcher bearer on Vimy Ridge,[8] dragging wounded men back to the British dugouts under heavy fire.[6] One of the men Seed dragged back, former Arsenal assistant trainer Tom Ratcliff, later became Seed's trainer at Barnsley.[9] Later in June 1916, Seed received a shrapnel wound in the right hip,[10] which eventually caused him to retire from football.[2] He died of chronic bronchitis at Kendray Hospital in Barnsley on 7 February 1953.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester Fosse | 1913–14[11] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
St Bernard's | 1919–20[12] | Central League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Broxburn United | 1922–23[12] | Scottish Second Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Career total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 259. ISBN 190589161X.
- O'Kane, Doug. "Comment: No real excuses for Barnsley's dismal run, unlike in 1953". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Angus Seed". League Managers Association. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- "The Manager Issue 22". www.themanager-magazine.com. p. 18. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Sam Bartram: Eternal showman". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Hutchinson, John. "Leicester Fosse and the First World War: Part 10". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- "Angus Cameron Seed | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- Phillips, Owen; Aloia, Andrew. "The Last Pass". BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- Riddoch & Kemp 2010, p. 106.
- "Angus Seed | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.