Career
He made 40 appearances in the Football League without scoring, playing for Birmingham and Millwall. Sykes was born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, and played for Wombwell F.C. before joining Birmingham in 1932. After three years in the reserve team, he started his league career well, but lost form in his second season and moved on to Millwall in 1937.
He went on to keep a public in Birmingham.
