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Bert
Williams |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
24 appearances,
34 goals against
two penalties conceded, three clean sheets
P 24 W
13 D 4 L 7 F 56: A 34
63% successful
1949-56
captain: none
minutes played: 2160 |
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Timeline |
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Bert Frederick Williams
MBE |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Birth |
31 January 1920 at 7 Bank Street in Bilston, Staffordshire
[registered in Wolverhampton, March 1920]. To Walter and Daisy
(née Portman) |
|
|
His record on the 1939
register remains closed. |
|
Marriage |
to
Evelyn Gladys Wilde
[registered in Bilston, September 1940]. Three children, Annette M.
[b.1941], Vaughan B. [b.1953] and Paul A. [b.1959] |
|
Death |
19
January 2014 at 3 Mead Way in Silvermere Park area of Shifnal, Staffordshire, aged
94 years 353 days
[registration not yet found]. |
|
Memorial |
5
February 2014 at St Peter's Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton
Attended by Gordon Banks and Ron Flowers |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
|
Biographies |
The
Cat in Wolf's Clothing: A book of fond memories by Bert Williams - Bert
Williams (B.F. Williams 2007) |
| |
x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Williams played school football in Bilston, and works football
with Thompson's FC, in the Wolverhampton Works League. He signed amateur
forms with Walsall FC in the 1935-36 season, turning professional in April
1937. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC won the battle to sign Williams on 15
September 1945 for a £3500 transfer fee. Bert announced his retirement
from the game on 6 March 1957. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1948-49;
Football League Division One runners-up 1949-50, 1954-55, Champions
1953-54; FA
Charity Shield shared 1949, 1954; |
|
Individual honours |
Football League (five appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
Received an MBE for services to football and charity in June 2010 |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
10", 12st.
2lbs [1950]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
686th
player to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
|
First match |
No. 248, 22 May 1949, France 1 England 3, an
end-of-season tour match at
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris, aged 29 years
111 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 299, 22 October 1955, England 1 Wales
2,
British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 35 years
264 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1950; British Championship
1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56; |
|
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1949-50, 1954-55, shared
1951-52, 1955-56; |
|
Individual honours |
England wartime (one appearance),
England B (one appearance, 1949) |
|
Distinctions |
The oldest ex-England player at the time of his death |
|
Beyond England |
|
Engaged in a sports outfitting
business in Bilston, and Wolverhampton, he also started a goalkeeping
school in 1969. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.269. |
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Bert Williams - Career Statistics |
|
Parties |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
- |
24 |
11 |
2160 |
34 |
64 min |
14 |
3 |
12.5% |
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. |
|
Bert Williams
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
29 |
17 |
+12 |
1 |
1 |
2.90 |
1.70 |
70.0 |
+4 |
|
Away |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
15 |
+10 |
1 |
1 |
2.273 |
1.364 |
63.6 |
+3 |
|
Neutral |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| All |
24 |
13 |
4 |
7 |
56 |
34 |
+22 |
4 |
3 |
2.333 |
1.417 |
62.5 |
+6 |
|
Bert Williams
- 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 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
WCF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
60.0 |
+1 |
|
British Championship |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
68.8 |
+3 |
|
Note that the 1949-50
record of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
13 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
20 |
+10 |
2 |
1 |
2.308 |
1.538 |
65.4 |
+4 |
| All |
24 |
13 |
4 |
7 |
56 |
34 |
+22 |
4 |
3 |
2.333 |
1.417 |
62.5 |
+6 |
|
Bert Williams
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP/BC 1949-50 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
WCP
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
World Cup Finals Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1950 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
WCF
All |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
0.667 |
33.3 |
-1 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 1949-50 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
60.0 |
+1 |
|
WC
All |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
60.0 |
+1 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC/WCP 1949-50 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
BC 1950-51 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.33 |
2.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
BC 1951-52 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1954-55 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
7.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1955-56 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
BC
All |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
68.8 |
+3 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
2 |
2 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
60.0 |
+1 |
|
BC |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
68.8 |
+3 |
|
Note that the 1949-50
record of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total. |
|
All |
11 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
26 |
14 |
+12 |
2 |
2 |
2.364 |
1.273 |
59.1 |
+2 |
Match
History
|
Age 29 |
|
246 |
13 May 1949 -
Sweden
3 England 1,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna |
tour |
AL |
party member |
|
1 |
b |
15 May 1949 - Finland A 0 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
247 |
18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4,
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
AW |
party member |
|
b |
18 May 1949 - Netherlands A 1 England 4,
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AW |
|
1 |
248 |
22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
2 |
249 |
21 September 1949 - England 0 Republic of Ireland 2,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
Fr |
HL |
Start
 32 |
1 |
|
3 |
250 |
15 October 1949
- Wales 1 England 4,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC/
WCP |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
4 |
252 |
30 November 1949
- England 2 Italy 0,
White Hart Lane, Tottenham |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
|
Age 30 |
|
5 |
253 |
15 April 1950 - Scotland 0 England 1,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC/
WCP |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
b |
11 May 1950 - Italy 5 England 0,
Stadio San Siro, Milano |
tour |
AL |
party member |
|
6 |
254 |
14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5,
Estadio Nacional,
Lisboa |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
b |
17 May 1950 - Netherlands A 3 England 0,
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AL |
party member |
|
7 |
255 |
18 May 1950 -
Belgium 1 England 4,
Stade
du Heysel, Bruxelles |
AW |
Start |
1 |
|
b |
21 May 1950 - Luxembourg 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg |
AW |
withdrawn
party member |
|
Age 31 |
|
14 |
262 |
14 April 1951 - England 2 Scotland 3,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HL |
Start |
1 |
|
15 |
263 |
9 May 1951 - England 2 Argentina 1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
|
16 |
264 |
19 May 1951 - England 5 Portugal 2,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
1 |
|
17 |
265 |
23 October 1951 - England 2 France 2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
1 |
|
18 |
266 |
20 October 1951 - Wales 1 England 1,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
1 |
|
268 |
28 November 1951 - England 2 Austria 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
withdrawn
unused sub |
|
Age 35 |
|
20 |
294 |
2 April 1955 - England 7 Scotland 2,
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
1 |
|
21 |
295 |
15 May 1955 - France 1 England 0,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
tour |
AL |
Start
37 |
1 |
|
22 |
296 |
18 May 1955 - Spain 1 England 1,
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
AD |
Start |
1 |
|
23 |
297 |
22 May 1955 - Portugal 3 England
1,
Estádio do FC do Porto, Oporto |
AL |
Start |
1 |
|
24 |
299 |
22 October 1955 - Wales 2 England
1,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AL |
Start |
1 |
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