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Bill Eckersley

Blackburn Rovers FC

 17 appearances, 0 goals

P 17 W 8 D 5 L 4 F 44: A 33
 62% successful
1950-55

captain: none
minutes played: 1461

Timeline
  William Eckersley
Birth 16 July 1925 in Southport, Lancashire [registered in Ormskirk, September 1925].
Death 25 October 1982 in Blackburn, Lancashire, aged 57 years 101 days [registered in Blackburn, December 1982].
Source Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Club Career
Club(s) Began playing football with High Park FC of Southport.  He then joined Blackburn Rovers FC as an amateur in November 1947, turning professional in March 1948. Remaining with Rovers until his injury-forced retirement in February 1961. Playing in 406 league matches, and scoring twenty times.
Club honours None
Individual honours Football League (six appearances)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 6", 10st. 1lb [1950].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of two who became the 695th players (695) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back
First match No. 258, 2 July 1950, Spain 1 England 0, a World Cup Finals match at Estádio Municipal, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, aged 24 years 351 days.
Last match No. 284, 25 November 1953, England 3 Hungary 6, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years 132 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1950;
British Championship 1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54;
Team honours British Championship shared 1952-53, winners 1953-54;
Individual honours England B (three appearances, 1950);
Distinctions None

Beyond England
After leaving the game, Bill worked as a private car driver. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.93.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps unused minutes captain
17 17 5 1 1461 0 none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
17 8 5 4 44 33 +11 2 2 2.588 1.941 61.8 +4

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 8 3 3 2 23 21 +2 0 0 2.875 2.625 56.3 +1
Away 8 5 2 1 21 11 +10 1 2 2.625 1/375 75.0 +4
Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 14 5 5 4 33 27 +6 2 2 2.357 1.929 53.6 +1
Red 2 2 0 0 9 5 +4 0 0 4.50 2.50 100.0 +2
Blue 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 100.0 +2
WCF 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
World Cup 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 1 0 2.333 1.00 67.0 +1
British Championship 4 2 1 1 11 7 +4 0 0 2.75 1.75 62.5 +1
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 12 6 4 2 33 25 +8 1 2 2.75 2.083 66.7 +4

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1953-54 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 100.0 +2
WCP All 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 100.0 +2
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1950 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1949-50 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
WC/BC 1953-54 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 100.0 +2
WC All 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 1 0 2.333 1.00 67.0 +1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1950-51 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -1
BC 1952-53 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC/WCP 1953-54 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 0 0 3.50 1.00 100.0 +2
BC All 4 2 1 1 11 7 +4 0 0 2.75 1.75 62.5 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 1 0 2.333 1.00 67.0 +1
BC 4 2 1 1 11 7 +4 0 0 2.75 1.75 62.5 +1
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 1 0 2.20 1.60 50.0 =0
 
Match History
 
 Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - seventeen full appearances (1461 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom -  seventeen full appearances (1461 min)x

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 24 B  
one appearance - Netherlands A February 1950.
 
one appearance - Italy 11 May 1950
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa tour AW party member
B  
one appearance - Netherlands 17 May 1950
255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles   AW party member
B  
unused substitute - Luxembourg 21 May 1950
 
WCF		 left-backx
256 25 June 1950 - England 2 Chile 0, Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro NW party member
257 29 June 1950 - United States 1 England 0, Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte NL
1 258 2 July 1950 - Spain 1 England 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro		 NL   3

one of two who became the 695th players (695) to appear for England.
the 35th Blackburn Rovers player to represent England
one of two players who became the second player to debut in a Finals match

259 7 October 1950 - Ireland 1 England 4, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW withdrew injured
  

Age 25
2 261 22 November 1950 - England 2 Yugoslavia 2
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury		 Fr HD   3
3 262 14 April 1951 - England 2 Scotland 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HL   3
4 263 9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW   3
5 264 19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal 2
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool		 HW   3
  

Age 26
6 268 28 November 1951 - England 2 Austria 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HD   3
  
270 18 May 1952 - Italy 1 England 1, Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze
tour		 AD unused sub
7 271 25 May 1952 - Austria 2 England 3
Praterstadion, Wien		 AW   3
8 272 28 May 1952 - Switzerland 0 England 3
Hardturm Stadion, Zürich		 AW   3

Age 27
9 273 4 October 1952 - Ireland 2 England 2
Windsor Park, Belfast		 BC AD   3
  

unofficial  
one appearance - Buenos Aires XI 14 May 1953
10 277 17 May 1953 - Argentina 0 England 0
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires abandoned after 36 minutes
tour		 AabD    ³⁶ 3
11 278 24 May 1953 - Chile 1 England 2
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago		 AW   3
12 279 31 May 1953 - Uruguay 2 England 1
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo		 AL   3
13 280 8 June 1953 - United States 3 England 6
Yankee Stadium, New York		 AW   3

Age 28
14 281 10 October 1953 - Wales 1 England 4
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC/
WCP		 AW   3
15 282 26 October 1953 - England 4 Rest of the World 4
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HD   3
16 283 11 November 1953 - England 3 Ireland 1
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 BC/
WCP		 HW   3
17 284 25 November 1953 - England 3 Hungary 6
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HL   3
  
286 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadion JNA, Beograd tour AL withdrawn
party member
B  
withdrawn party member - Yugoslavia 16 May 1954
287 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest   AL  
B  
withdrawn party member - Switzerland 23 May 1954
  

Age 29
295 15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris
tour		 AL replacement
party member
296 18 May 1955 - Spain 1 England 1, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AD
297 22 May 1955 - Portugal 3 England 1, Estádio do FC Porto, Oporto AL
  

  


 
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