Ted Catlin

Arthur Edward "Ted" Catlin (11 January 1910 – 28 November 1990) was a footballer who played his entire professional career for Sheffield Wednesday. He was a strong tackling left back who made 230 appearances (including cup games) for Wednesday between 1931 and 1939. He also played for the England national football team on five occasions. Catlin never scored a goal in an official match in his 8 ¹⁄₂-year career at Hillsborough although he did score in the wartime league game against Notts County in 1944 which Wednesday won 6–1.

Playing career

Catlin was born in South Bank, a north eastern suburb of Middlesbrough and played youth football with Middlesbrough Schools and his local junior club South Bank F.C. before signing for Sheffield Wednesday. He made his debut for the Owls on 28 March 1931 in a 4–0 win over Leicester City, but that was his only appearance that season and it was some time before Catlin became a regular in the side being kept out by England international left back Ernie Blenkinsop. He played 16 games in the 1933–34 season then became Wednesday's regular left back when Blenkinsop was surprisingly transferred to Liverpool in April 1934. Many Wednesday supporters were angered by the sale of Blenkinsop, however Catlin proved to be a more than adequate replacement.