Bill Chambers (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Thomas Chambers | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Wednesbury,[1] England | ||
Date of death | 1978 (aged 71 or 72) | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) | |
Wednesbury Town | ? | (?) | |
Worcester City | ? | (?) | |
Shrewsbury Town | ? | (?) | |
Darlaston Town | ? | (?) | |
1929?–1930? | Burnley | 2 | (0) |
Lovells Athletic | ? | (?) | |
Shrewsbury Town | ? | (?) | |
Darlaston Town | ? | (?) | |
1932?–1934? | Halifax Town | 70 | (50) |
1934?–1935? | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (1) |
1935?–1936? | Oldham Athletic | 10 | (2) |
1936–1938 | Chester | 48 | (18) |
Bath City | ? | (?) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Thomas Chambers (10 August 1906 – 1978) was an English-born association footballer who played as an inside forward. He played for a number of Football League and non-league clubs in the 1920s and 1930s, and enjoyed notable spells with Halifax Town and Chester.[1]
He holds the Halifax Town record for most goals scored in a game, netting six in a Football League Division Three North match against Hartlepools United in April 1934.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Halifax Town facts at mehstg.com
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Wednesbury
- Association football inside forwards
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Wednesbury Town F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1906 births
- 1978 deaths
- Darlaston Town F.C. players
- Lovell's Athletic F.C. players
- English footballers
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs