Billy Beckett
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William J. Beckett | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkdale, Merseyside, England | ||
Date of death | 5 April 1999 | ||
Place of death | Ormskirk, Lancs, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left/Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Litherland | |||
1934–1935 | New Brighton Tower F.C. | 25 | (4) |
1936 | Tranmere Rovers F.C. | 0 | (0) |
South Liverpool F.C. | |||
1937 | Blackpool F.C. | 0 | (0) |
1938–1945 | Bradford City | 5 | (1) |
1945–1946 | Watford F.C. | 7 | (1) |
1947 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William J. Beckett (4 July 1915 – 5 April 1999) was an English footballer. He played for eight clubs in a circa fifteen-year career, six of which were during World War II.[1]
He made five appearances in the Football League for Bradford City.[2]
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References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 379. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
Categories:
- 1915 births
- English men's footballers
- New Brighton Tower F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- South Liverpool F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1998 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English football forward, 1910s birth stubs