Billy Jennings (Welsh footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Jennings | ||
Date of birth | 25 February 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Barry, Wales | ||
Date of death | 1968 (aged 74–75) | ||
Place of death | United Kingdom | ||
Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Barry Town | |||
Bethel Baptists | |||
Barry Town | |||
1912–1930 | Bolton Wanderers | 267 | (2) |
International career | |||
1914–1928 | Wales | 11 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1937–1939 | Cardiff City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC) |
William Jennings (25 February 1893 – 1968) was a Welsh football player best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made over 250 appearances in The Football League. He played for the team in the 1923 FA Cup Final.[1] He also played eleven times for the Welsh national team[2] and later spent a two-year spell in charge of Cardiff City.[3][4]
References
- General
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Specific
- ^ Thraves, Andrew (1994). The History of the Wembley FA Cup Final. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 1. ISBN 0-297-83407-X.
- ^ "Welsh International matches". wfda.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "The Roaring Twenties". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Bill Jennings". League Managers Association. Retrieved 20 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1893 births
- 1968 deaths
- Sportspeople from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
- Welsh footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Welsh football managers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Barry Town United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Cardiff City F.C. managers
- Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff
- Association footballers not categorized by position
- Welsh football biography stubs