Billy Yenson

Billy Yenson
Personal information
Full name	Philip Owen Yenson
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Kingston Bagpuize, England
Date of death	20 January 1944 (aged 63–64)
Place of death	Ilford, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Russell Road School
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Ferndale
	Stanley
1900–1903	West Ham United
1903–1905	Bolton Wanderers
1905–1908	Queens Park Rangers
1908–1909	West Ham United
1909–1914	Croydon Common
	Crystal Palace
1917	Brentford
	Margate
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Owen "Billy" Yenson (1880–20 January 1944), sometimes known as William Yenson, was an English professional football centre forward and half back, best remembered for being a part of the Bolton Wanderers team which won the 1904 FA Cup.^[1] He spent the majority of his career in the Southern League, appearing for Croydon Common, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United.^[2]^[3]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

FA Cup: 1903–04^[1]

Queens Park Rangers

Southern League Division One: 1907–08^[1]

Croydon Common

Southern League Division Two: 1913–14^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Croydon Common FC - William Yenson" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 322. ISBN 190589161X.
^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.

External links

Billy Yenson at Soccerbase

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[Croydon-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Croydon Common FC - William Yenson" (PDF).

[Joyce-2] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 322. ISBN 190589161X.

[White-3] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.

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