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Tally Sneddon
Sneddon pictured while a Brentford player.
Personal information
Full name William Cleland Sneddon[1]
Date of birth (1914-04-01)1 April 1914
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death April 1995 (aged 80–81)[2]
Place of death Bangor, Wales
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Wishaw Juniors
Rutherglen Glencairn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1937 Falkirk 36 (8)
1937–1939 Brentford 66 (2)
1939–1946 Swansea Town 5 (0)
→ Ayr United (guest)
1942–1943 → Brentford (guest) 26 (2)
1942 → Hamilton Academical (guest) 2 (0)
1946–1947 Newport County 18 (0)
Milford United
Managerial career
Milford United (player-manager)
Burton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Cleland "Tally" Sneddon (1 April 1914 – April 1995) sometimes known as Billy Sneddon, was a Scottish professional football wing half and manager who played in the Football League for Brentford, Newport County and Swansea Town.[1] He began his senior career in Scotland with Falkirk.

Career

Early years

A wing half, Sneddon began his career in junior football with Wishaw Juniors and Rutherglen Glencairn.[3] He began his senior career with Scottish League Division One club Falkirk in December 1935, making 36 league appearances and scoring eight goals before departing in June 1937.[4]

Brentford

Sneddon moved to England to join Division One side Brentford in a £4,000 deal prior to the start of the 1937–38 season, as a replacement for Welsh international Dai Richards.[1] He quickly established himself in the side, making 44 appearances during the season.[5] Sneddon found game-time harder to come by during the 1938–39 season, making 27 appearances and scoring two goals.[5] He left Griffin Park at the end of the campaign, having made 70 appearances and scored two goals in his two seasons with the Bees.[1]

Swansea Town

Sneddon and Brentford teammate Sam Briddon moved to Wales to sign for Division Two club Swansea Town in July 1939 in a then-club record £2,000 deal.[4] The outbreak of the Second World War two months later put Sneddon's professional career on hold, though he would continue to represent the Swans during the war. After the cessation of hostilities in 1945, Sneddon made two competitive appearances before leaving in November 1946.[4]

Wartime guest appearances

Sneddon played as a guest for Scottish clubs Ayr United and Hamilton Academical as a guest during the Second World War.[3] His most memorable spell came with a return to Brentford, helping the club to win the 1941–42 London War Cup.[6] He returned again during the 1942–43 season.[7]

Newport County

Sneddon joined Division Two side Newport County in November 1946,[4] making 18 league appearances during the 1946–47 season before departing at the end of the campaign.[1][2]

Milford United

Sneddon saw out his career with a spell at Welsh League side Milford United.[4]

International career

Sneddon made an appearance for Scotland in a trial game while a Falkirk player, but failed to be called up to a senior squad.[1]

Managerial career

Milford United

While with Welsh League club Milford United, Sneddon combined his playing duties with that of the club's manager.[4]

Burton Albion

Sneddon had a spell as manager of Burton Albion.[4]

Honours

Brentford

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 150. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ a b "Tally Sneddon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "SNEDDON, William (1942) - Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Past Players Q - T". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 84. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  7. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 376-377. ISBN 0951526200.
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