Billy Cotton (footballer, born 1894)

Billy Cotton

Personal information
Full name	William Charles Cotton
Date of birth	(1894-04-10)10 April 1894
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	1971 (aged 76–77)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1920	South Liverpool
1920–1921	Garston
1921–1924	Wrexham	88	(34)
1924–1925	Kettering Town
1925	Port Vale	0	(0)
1925	Connah's Quay & Shotton
1925–1926	Buckley United
1926	Halifax Town	5	(3)
1926–1927	Crewe Alexandra	14	(5)
1927–1928	Connah's Quay & Shotton
1928–1929	Yeovil & Petters United
1929–1930	Buckley United
1930–1931	Prescot Cables
1931–193?	Brenka
Total		107	(42)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Charles Cotton (10 April 1894 – 1971) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Cotton scored a hat-trick for Wrexham in a 5–1 victory over Port Vale in an FA Cup qualification game on 1 December 1923.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wrexham	1921–22	Third Division North	26	8	4	2	30	10
	1922–23	Third Division North	31	12	2	0	33	12
	1923–24	Third Division North	31	14	2	3	33	17
	Total		88	34	8	5	96	39
Port Vale	1925–26	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halifax Town	1925–26	Third Division North	5	3	0	0	5	3
Crewe Alexandra	1926–27	Third Division North	14	5	3	2	17	7
Career total			107	42	11	7	118	49