About Joe Sykes
Lived 1898 – 1974 (aged 75–76). Joe Sykes was an association football player.
Joe Sykes (8 January 1898 – 4 September 1974) was an English professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea Town.
Having spent the majority of his young adulthood in the armed forces, Sykes joined Sheffield in 1919, before moving to Swansea in 1924. He spent the rest of his career with the Swans, becoming club captain and leading his side to their first ever promotion as champions of a division in 1925.
Sykes finished playing in 1935 after making 314 league appearances for Swansea. He returned to the club after the Second World War to work as a trainer and a scout, and later caretaker manager.
Sykes died in Morriston Hospital on 4 September 1974 at the age of 76.
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Who was Joe Sykes?
association football player (1898-1974)
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Joe Sykes was born in 1898.
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Joe Sykes died on 4 September 1974.
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Joe Sykes was an association football player.
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