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Billy Hogg

Sunderland AFC

3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 1 D 2 L 0 F 3: A 2
67% successful

1902

captain: none
minutes played:
270

Timeline

  William Hogg
Birth 29 May 1879 in Roker Avenue, Sunderland, County Durham [registered in Sunderland, June 1879].
 

According to the 1881 census, William is the youngest of three children to John and Catherine. His father is an engine fitter and they all live at 4 Addison Street in Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland.

 

According to the 1891 census, William now has two more younger siblings, and along with his older sister and parents, they now live at 15 Spencer Street in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. His father is still an engine fitter.

Marriage to Martha Jane Smith [registered in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, June 1900].
 

According to the 1901 census, William is now married to Martha J., with one son, Robert, and is also a steam engine fitter, as his father was. They live at 4 Francis Street in Sunderland.

 

Not recorded on the 1911 census, he was playing in Scotland at the time, but would return to Sunderland sometime before 1914.

  None of the family can be found on the 1921 census, still in Scotland?
Death 30 January 1937 in a Sunderland hospital, aged 57 years 246 days [registered in Sunderland, March 1937].

Source

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

Playing Career

Club(s) Began his football career at Willington Athletic FC, he signed for Sunderland AFC in October 1899. In November 1904, Hogg was suspended for a month after being sent off. After 281 league appearances, in which Hogg scored 82 goals, Rangers FC then signed him for a £100 transfer fee on 12 May 1909, and he scored 45 goals in 109 Scottish League outings. Joined Dundee FC on 4 May 1913. Appointed the player-manager at Raith Rovers FC in 1914, but remained only until the outbreak of WW1. Following the resumption of League football, in 1919, Hogg was courted by St. Mirren FC, but no contract was ever signed.
Club honours Football League runners-up 1900-01, Champions 1901-02; The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield winners 1903; Scottish League Champions 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13;
Individual honours Football League (four appearances)
Distinctions Brother of Jack Hogg (Sunderland AFC, Sheffield United FC, Southampton FC and Hartlepool United FC half-back);
Father of Billy Hogg (Bishop Auckland FC, Gateshead FC, Blyth Spartans FC and Bradford City FC)
Height/Weight 5' 9", 11st. 11lbs [1902].

Source

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

England Career

Player number One of five who became the 270th player (273) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right
First match No. 74, 3 March 1902, Wales 0 England 0, a British Championship match at Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 22 years 278 days.
Last match No. 76, 3 May 1902, England 2 Scotland 2, a replayed British Championship match at Aston Lower Grounds, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged 22 years 339 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1901-02;
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England

During his later playing days, Hogg wrote a football column for the Dundee Courier and the Northern Daily Mail. At the outbreak of the first World War, Hogg left his position at Raith Rovers to return to his hometown to work as a fitter in Heaton. Post-war, he assisted Montrose FC into his early 40's. From 1922, Hogg was the trainer to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, and on 26 July 1932, was appointed to a similar role at Barnsley FC. For some years, a licensee in the Sunderland area and elsewhere. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.133.

 

Billy Hogg - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
4 3 3 270 0 0 min 0 none 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.

 

Billy Hogg - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
Away 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1 2 0.50 0.00 75.0 +1
All - British Championship 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 1 2 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1

 

Billy Hogg - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1901-02 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 1 2 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC All 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 1 2 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 1 2 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1
All 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 1 2 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1

 

Billy Hogg - Match History
 Club: Sunderland A.F.C. - 3 full appearances

F.A. International Select Committee - 3 full capsx

Age 22
1 74 3 March 1902 - Wales 0 England 0, The Racecourse, Wrexham BC AD Start or
2 75 22 March 1902 - Ireland 0 England 1, Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast AW Start or
void 5 April 1902 - Scotland 1 England 1, Ibrox Park, Glasgow AD Start or
3 76 3 May 1902 - England 2 Scotland 2, Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham HD Start or

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