Background
Castle was born in Kings Norton, now a district of Birmingham.
Castle was born in Kings Norton, now a district of Birmingham.
He played as a centre forward. He played for Smethwick Highfield before joining Birmingham in April 1925. He kept his place for the last game of that season, and spent the next season as cover for Briggs.
Unfortunately for him, Briggs missed only one game, and in August 1927 Castle signed for Shrewsbury Town of the Birmingham & District League.
Castle died in Smethwick, West Midlands, late in 1974.