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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
1950-54
disciplined: none
Captain: none
minutes played: 1461 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
William Eckersley |
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Born |
16 July 1925 in
Southport, Lancashire [registered in
Ormskirk, September 1925]. |
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Died |
25 October 1982 in Blackburn, Lancashire, aged
57 years x days
[registered in Blackburn, December 1982]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6", 10st.
1lb [1950]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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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. |
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Club honours |
None |
|
Individual honours |
Football League
(six appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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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, Maracană, Rio de Janeiro, aged 24 years 351 days. |
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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. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1950;
British Championships 1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54; |
|
Team honours |
British
Championships shared 1952-53, winners 1953-54; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(three appearances); |
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Distinctions |
None |
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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. |
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Bill Eckersley - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
22+ |
17 |
5 |
1461 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
|
Bill Eckersley
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
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 |
| All |
17 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
44 |
33 |
+11 |
2 |
2 |
2.588 |
1.941 |
61.8 |
+4 |
|
Bill Eckersley
- Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
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 |
| All |
17 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
44 |
33 |
+11 |
2 |
2 |
2.588 |
1.941 |
61.8 |
+4 |
|
Bill Eckersley
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
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 |
|
Note that the 1953-54
records of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championships are
duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
12 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
25 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.75 |
2.083 |
66.7 |
+4 |
| All |
17 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
44 |
33 |
+11 |
2 |
2 |
2.588 |
1.941 |
61.8 |
+4 |
|
Bill Eckersley
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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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 |
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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 |
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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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 |
|
Note that the 1953-54 records of the World Cup
preliminaries and British Championships are duplicated, and one set is
therefore deducted from the grand total. |
|
All |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
+3 |
1 |
0 |
2.20 |
1.60 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Bill Eckersely
- Match History
|
Age 24 |
|
1 |
b |
22 February 1950 - England 1 Netherlands A 0, St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
3 |
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2 |
b |
11 May 1950 - Italy 5 England 0,
Stadio San Siro, Milano |
tour |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
254 |
14 May 1950
- Portugal 3 England 5, Estádio Nacional,
Lisboa |
AW |
squad member |
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3 |
b |
17 May 1950 - Netherlands A 3 England 0,
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
255 |
18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4,
Stade
du Heysel, Bruxelles |
AW |
squad member |
|
b |
21 May 1950 - Luxembourg 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg |
AW |
reserve |
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Age 27 |
|
9 |
273 |
4 October 1952 - Ireland 2 England 2,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
Start |
3 |
|
u/o |
14 May 1953 - Argentina 3 England 1, Estadio Monumental,
Buenos Aires
|
tour |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
10 |
277 |
17 May 1953 - Argentina 0 England 0,
Estadio Monumental,
Buenos Aires - abandoned after 36 minutes |
AabD |
Start 36 |
3 |
|
11 |
278 |
24 May 1953 - Chile 1 England 2,
Estadio Nacional
de Chile,
Santiago |
AW |
Start |
3 |
|
12 |
279 |
31 May 1953 - Uruguay 2 England 1,
Estadio
Centenario, Montevideo |
AL |
Start |
3 |
|
13 |
280 |
8 June 1953 - USA 3 England 6,
Yankee Stadium, New York |
AW |
Start |
3 |
|
Age 28 |
|
14 |
281 |
10 October 1953 - Wales 1 England 4,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC/
WCP |
AW |
Start |
3 |
|
15 |
282 |
26 October 1953 - England 4 Rest of the World 4,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
3 |
|
16 |
283 |
11 November 1953 - England 3 Ireland 1,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
BC/
WCP |
HW |
Start |
3 |
|
17 |
284 |
25 November 1953 - England 3 Hungary 6,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
3 |
|
286 |
16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0,
Stadion
JNA,
Beograd |
tour |
AL |
withdrawn
squad member |
|
b |
16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 2 England 1,
Centralni Stadion, Ljubljana |
AL |
|
287 |
23 May 1954 - Hungary 7
England 1,
Népstadion,
Budapest |
AL |
|
b |
23 May 1954 - Switzerland 2 England 0,
St. Jakob Park, Basel |
AL |
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