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Willie Furr
Personal information
Full name William Stanley Furr[1]
Date of birth (1891-07-22)22 July 1891[1]
Place of birth Barnet, England[2]
Date of death 1975 (aged 83–84)[1]
Place of death Biggleswade, England[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hitchin Town
1912 Brentford 2 (0)
1912 Leicester Fosse 1 (0)
Luton Town
1913 Letchworth Town
1919 Luton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Stanley Furr (22 July 1891 – 1975) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1][3]

Personal life

Furr's three brothers, George, Harry and Vic also played professional football.[2] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1911–12[3] Southern League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Leicester Fosse 1912–13[4] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b c d "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – George Melville Furr" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "Willie Furr | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.


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