Pavey, Sydney
Birthplace
Taunton, Somerset 1895
Occupation
Goalkeeper
Biographical Text
Sydney Pavey spent four years as Exeter City’s second-choice goalkeeper between 1922 and 1926 having joined the club from Taunton.
Sydney signed for Exeter City from Taunton United in November 1922 and made his Football League debut in a 4-0 home win over Newport County on 10 February 1923. He went on to feature in the last 16 matches of 1922/23 but after that had to be mainly content with reserve team football as he made just one league appearance in 1923/24 and ten in 1925/26.
Leaving St James' Park at the end of the 1925/26 season, he lived in Taunton for the rest of his life and died in the Somerset town in 1979.
Sydney signed for Exeter City from Taunton United in November 1922 and made his Football League debut in a 4-0 home win over Newport County on 10 February 1923. He went on to feature in the last 16 matches of 1922/23 but after that had to be mainly content with reserve team football as he made just one league appearance in 1923/24 and ten in 1925/26.
Leaving St James' Park at the end of the 1925/26 season, he lived in Taunton for the rest of his life and died in the Somerset town in 1979.
Appearances
27
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