Bill Rigby
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Rigby | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| c 1937–1939 | Chester | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| c 1939–1947 | Chester | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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William 'Bill' Rigby (born June 9, 1921) is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Chester.
A product of the youth system at his hometown club of Chester,[1] Rigby made his only peacetime first-team appearance for the club in their first post-war match in The Football League in a 4–4 draw at York City on August 31, 1946. After this he was not selected again, with goalkeeping duties being passed on to George Scales and Jim MacLaren.[2]
Earlier he had made appearances for the first-team during the war years, mainly during 1940–41 and 1941–42 while understudy to Bill Shortt.[3]
[edit] Bibliography
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0.
