|
Bill
Williams |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
6 appearances, 0 goals
P 6 W 6 D
0 L 0 F 32: A 5
100%
successful
1897-99
captain: none
minutes played: 540 |
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Timeline |
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William Williams |
Birth |
20 January 1876 in West Smethwick, West
Bromwich, Staffordshire
[registered in West Bromwich, March 1876]. Attended Oldbury
Road School |
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According to the 1881 census,
William is the second of four children to Joseph and Mary and they live at
17 Horton Street in Smethwick area of West Bromwich. His father is an iron
worker. |
|
According to the 1891 census,
and now at 42 Horton Street, William's father has died, and along with two
more younger siblings, the six children live with their widowed mother.
William is 'straightening in Iron Mill'. |
Marriage |
to
Mary Ann Woolley
[registered in King's Norton, June 1897]. |
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According to the 1901 census,
William is a public house manager, married to Mary Ann, with one son,
Wilfred Leslie. They have two servants, living at The Old House at Home at
183 Halford Lanes in Smethwick (left). |
According to the 1911 census,
William is a beer house keeper, still married, and now has a second child,
a daughter, Iris Hilda May. Along with one servant, they still live at The
Old House at Home (left). |
According to the 1921 census,
William is a licensed victualler, is still married, and with their
daughter, Iris Hilda May, they still live at The
Old House at Home (left), along with two servants and one visitor, Frank
Symons. |
Death: 22 January 1929
in West Bromwich, aged
53 years 2 days
[registered in Birmingham South, March 1929]. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Played
schoolboy football in Smethwick before joining Hawthorn Villa FC, also
playing with West Smethwick FC and Oldhill Wanderers FC. Joined West
Bromwich Albion FC in May 1894, where he remained until he was injured in
a match against Stoke FC in 1900. After 180
league matches and eight goals, he was forced to retire in June
1901. |
Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1894-95; |
Individual honours |
Football League
(five appearances) |
Distinctions |
None |
Height/Weight |
not known |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of five who became the 229th players
(230) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Left-back |
First match |
No.
59,
20 February 1897, England
6
Ireland 0,
a British Championship match at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground,
Brook Lane, West Bridgford, Nottingham, aged
21 years 31 days. |
Last match |
No. 66, 20 March 1899, England 4 Wales
0, a British Championship match at Ashton Gate, Ashton Vale, Bedminster,
Bristol, aged 23 years 59 days. |
Major tournaments |
British Championship 1896-97, 1897-98, 1989-99; |
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1897-98, 1898-99; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
None |
Beyond England |
After retiring from playing, he
became Albion's trainer and later on, their scout. Became a licensee in
West Bromwich latterly for 25 years. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.270. |
Bill Williams - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
6 |
6 |
6 |
540 |
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. |
Bill Williams
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
+21 |
0 |
2 |
7.667 |
0.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
Away |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
All
-
British Championship |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
5 |
+27 |
0 |
3 |
5.333 |
0.833 |
100.0 |
+6 |
Bill Williams
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
British Championship Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1896-97 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
BC 1897-98 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
BC 1898-99 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
+15 |
0 |
1 |
8.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
BC
All |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
5 |
+27 |
0 |
3 |
5.333 |
0.833 |
100.0 |
+6 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
5 |
+27 |
0 |
3 |
5.333 |
0.833 |
100.0 |
+6 |
All |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
5 |
+27 |
0 |
3 |
5.333 |
0.833 |
100.0 |
+6 |
Bill Williams
- Match History |
Club: West
Bromwich Albion F.C. - 6 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 6
full capsx
|
|
Age 21 |
1 |
59 |
20 February 1897 - England
6 Ireland 0,
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lb |
Age
22 |
2 |
62 |
5 March 1898 - Ireland 2 England 3,
Cliftonville Gardens,
Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
lb |
3 |
63 |
28 March 1898 -
Wales 0 England 3,
The
Racecourse,
Wrexham |
AW |
Start |
lb |
4 |
64 |
2 April 1898 - Scotland 1 England 3,
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
AW |
Start |
lb |
Age 23 |
5 |
65 |
18 February 1899 -
England 13 Ireland 2, Roker Park, Sunderland |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lb |
6 |
66 |
20 March 1899 - England 4 Wales 0,
Ashton Gate, Bristol |
HW |
Start |
lb |
Notes
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CG
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