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Players
Index
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Billy Gunn Profile |
|
Full
name |
William Gunn |
|
Popular name |
Billy Gunn |
|
Born |
4 December 1858
in St. Anne's, Nottingham; |
|
Died |
29 January 1921
after a long illness, and eventually of cancer, aged 62 years, at his home
in Standard Hill, Nottingham; |
|
Height/Weight |
6' 4½"
[Cricket websites claim 6' 2" and 6' 3"] |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played once for
Nottingham Forest FC in November 1881 and then joined Notts County FC from
1881 to 1890, before becoming a director at County; In September 1890, he
reinstated as an amateur and played junior football in the Nottingham
area. |
|
Club honours |
None |
| Individual
honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
Played first
class cricket with Nottinghamshire (1880-1904); |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
three who became the 111th players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Outside-left; |
|
First match |
No. 21, 15
March 1884, Scotland 1 England 0, a British Championship match at Cathkin
Park, Cathcart Road, Glasgow.
Age 25 years 102 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 22, 17
March 1884, Wales 0 England 4, a British Championship match at
'Y
Cae Ras',
The Racecourse,
Mold Road, Wrexham.
Aged 25 years 104 days; |
|
Major
tournaments |
British
Championship 1883-84; |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
Also played test match cricket with England (11 test matches) and appeared
for the MCC; |
|
Beyond
England |
|
Gunn helped to found the sporting goods
firm of Gunn & Moore in 1885 and when he died of cancer in 1921 his estate
was valued at £57,392-15-9.
Vice-President of Notts County FC at the time of his death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1971). Hatton Press, p.113/4. |
|
Billy Gunn - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Gls
Av. min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
1 |
180 min |
1 |
None |
None |
|
Billy Gunn
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Billy Gunn
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Billy Gunn
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1883-84 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC Total |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All Tournaments |
|
BC All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Billy Gunn - Match History |
|
Club: Notts County F.C. - 2 caps |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 2 caps |
|
App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
21 |
Scotland |
15-Mar-1884 |
Cathkin Park, Glasgow |
BC |
0 |
1 |
AL |
Start |
n/a |
|
2 |
22 |
Wales |
17-Mar-1884 |
'Y
Cae Ras',
The Racecourse,
Mold Road, Wrexham |
BC |
4 |
0 |
AW |
Start
90 |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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