| Billy Williams | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Williams | |
| Date of birth | 20 January 1876 | |
| Place of birth | Smethwick, England | |
| Date of death | 22 January 1929 (aged 53) | |
| Place of death | West Bromwich, England | |
| Playing position | Full back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1888–1889 1889–1891 1891–1892 1892–1894 |
West Bromwich Hawthorns West Smethwick Hawthorn Villa Old Hill Wanderers |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1894–1901 | West Bromwich Albion | 180 (8) |
| National team | ||
| 1897–1899 | England | 6 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William "Billy" Williams (20 January 1876 – 22 January 1929) was an English footballer who played his entire professional career (as a full back) with West Bromwich Albion at the end of the nineteenth century. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar He also made six appearances for England. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
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Football career
Williams was born in Smethwick and, after leaving Oldbury Road School, played for various local clubs, including West Bromwich Hawthorns, West Smethwick, Hawthorn Villa and Old Hill Wanderers. Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. [1] It was while he was playing for the latter club that he was spotted by West Bromwich Albion, and he was signed as a replacement for Mark Nicholson who had left to join Luton Town. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. [2] Williams joined Albion in May 1894, signing for a £20 transfer fee. [1]
His potential was seen immediately and he went straight into the first team. Although Albion had a difficult league season, narrowly avoiding the end of season "Test match" play-offs by a win on the final day of the season,[3] they had more success in the FA Cup. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after In the semi-final against Sunderland, Williams scored from the penalty spot following a foul on Billy Bassett, thus helping Albion secure their fifth FA Cup Final appearance. The FA Cup Semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18-yard box, penalty box or simply the box) is an area of an Association football pitch William Isiah Bassett ( 27 January 1869 &ndash 8 April 1937) was an English Association footballer director and club chairman In the final itself, played at Crystal Palace against local rivals Aston Villa, Villa took a first minute lead when Bob Chatt's shot was half saved by goalkeeper Joe Reader and John Devey bundled the ball over the line. The 1895 FA Cup Final was contested by Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace. The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large Sports centre and athletics track Robert Chatt (August 1870 – 1935 was an English footballer who was a member of the Aston Villa team which won the Football League championship Josiah "Joe" Reader ( 27 February 1866 &ndash 8 March 1954) was an English footballer who played as a Goalkeeper John Henry George (Jack Devey ( 26 December 1866 – 11 October 1940) was a football player This was the fastest goal in FA Cup history, scored after just 30 seconds. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after [4].
In the following season, Williams was ever-present in a defence that conceded 59 goals as Albion struggled throughout the year. They finished the season at the foot of the table and had to enter the end of season test matches involving the two teams finishing at the foot of the First Division and the two who finished at the top of the Second Division. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Williams scored in a 6–1 victory over Manchester City and in a 2–0 victory over Liverpool, and as a result Albion retained their First Division status with Liverpool replacing Small Heath. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. [5]
The 1896–97 season was yet again disappointing for Albion as they finished the season in twelfth place. For Williams however, it heralded the start of his England career, when he was called up to play at left-back in the British Home Championship match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham against Ireland. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1897 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland England "totally dominated the game"[6] winning 6–0, with a hat-trick from Fred Wheldon (also making his international debut) and a pair from Steve Bloomer. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts George Frederick Wheldon ( 1 November 1869 - 13 January 1924) was an English sportsman Steve Bloomer (born January 20 1874, Cradley Worcestershire; died April 16 1938, Derby) was an English [7]
The 1897–98 league season was more successful for Albion and at the end of March they still had faint hopes of a high finish, but four defeats in April[8] resulted in a seventh-place finish. Williams was called back into the England team for the 1898 British Home Championship against Ireland played at the Solitude Ground, Belfast on 5 March 1898. The 1898 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. Solitude is a football Stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Cliftonville F Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In a close match, England defeated the Irish by three goals to two. [9]
Williams retained his place for the match against Wales on 28 March, when he was joined by his West Bromwich Albion colleague Tom Perry who was making his single international appearance at right-half. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. England won the match comfortably 3–0, with two goals from Fred Wheldon. George Frederick Wheldon ( 1 November 1869 - 13 January 1924) was an English sportsman [10] The final match of the international season was against Scotland and was to decide the 1898 British Home Championship with both teams level on points. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The 1898 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. In the match, played at Celtic Park, Glasgow on 2 April, Scotland were defeated by a fast and powerful England side, who emerged victorious by three goals to one, with Steve Bloomer scoring twice. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Steve Bloomer (born January 20 1874, Cradley Worcestershire; died April 16 1938, Derby) was an English [11] Despite playing all three matches away, England claimed the British Home Championship after a two year gap. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom
Williams was again selected for the 1899 British Home Championship matches against Ireland and Wales. The 1899 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations. The first match, against Ireland, was played at Roker Park, Sunderland's newly opened ground, and ended in a 13–2 victory for England, with four goals from Gilbert Smith and three from Jimmy Settle. This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland Roker Park was an English football stadium situated in Roker, Sunderland. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Gilbert Oswald Smith (born November 25, 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, died December 6, 1943 in Yaldhurst, Lymington Jimmy Settle was an English professional footballer A fast-paced inside or Outside right, he could have chosen Sprinting if he had [12] This match is still both the record number of goals scored by England in a single match and the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England. England defeated the Welsh in the next match 4–0 with a pair of goals from Steve Bloomer[13] Williams was expected to play in the deciding match against Scotland a few weeks later, but a niggling cartilage injury ruled him out[14] and he was unable to reclaim his place the following season. Steve Bloomer (born January 20 1874, Cradley Worcestershire; died April 16 1938, Derby) was an English In his England career, he played six matches all of which ended in victories, with only five goals conceded.
He continued to play on for West Bromwich Albion until the the 1900–01 season but the cartilage injury forced him to retire in June 1901. In his West Bromwich Albion career he played 180 league games, plus two in the test matches and 22 in the FA Cup, a total of 204 matches with 12 goals.
After football
After retiring from playing, Williams became a trainer and later a scout for West Bromwich Albion. "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent He subsequently became a licensee in West Bromwich for many years. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England [14] He died in West Bromwich on 22 January 1929, two days after his 53rd birthday. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Honours
References
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (2005). West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1895 FA Cup Final was contested by Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1898 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p. 248. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ Philips Gibbons (2001). Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing, p. 268. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
- ^ Division One Results 1894-95
- ^ FA Cup Trivia. www. thefa. com. Retrieved on May 18, 2008. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Gibbons. Association Football in Victorian England, pp. 326-327.
- ^ Gibbons. Association Football in Victorian England, pp. 353-354.
- ^ England 6 - Ireland 0; 20 February 1897 (Match summary)
- ^ Division One Results 1897-98
- ^ Ireland 2 - England 3; 5 March 1898 (Match summary)
- ^ Wales 0 - England 3; 28 March 1898 (Match summary)
- ^ Scotland 1 - England 3; 2 April 1898 (Match summary)
- ^ England 13 - Ireland 2, 18 February 1899 (Match summary)
- ^ England 4 - Wales 0; 20 March 1899 (Match summary)
- ^ a b Graham Betts (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing, p. 260. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Williams, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, William |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 January 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smethwick, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22 January 1929 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | West Bromwich, England |
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