Billy Balmer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Balmer | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Date of death | 1937 (aged 59–60) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
Aintree Church | |||
South Shore | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1897–1908 | Everton | 293 | (1) |
1909–1911 | Croydon Common | 43 | (1) |
1912 | Chester | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1905 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Billy Balmer (12 July 1877 – 1937) was an English footballer who played for Everton, as well as the English national side. His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer.
Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore and went on to play 331 games, scoring one goal. His brother Bob - four years his junior - also played for Everton. His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.
His only England appearance came in a 1-1 draw with Ireland in 1905.
Balmer spent the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons in the Southern League with Croydon Common, making 64 appearances and scoring four goals.[1] In 1912, 35-year-old Balmer joined Chester in the Lancashire Combination, but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best.[2]
In 1921, Balmer was appointed as trainer at Huddersfield Town and progressed to become a coach with the club.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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- 1877 births
- 1937 deaths
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Everton F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Croydon Common F.C. players
- Footballers from Liverpool
- Association football fullbacks
- English Football League representative players
- Southern Football League players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff
- English football defender, 1870s birth stubs