Bill Hastings (footballer)

Bill Hastings
Personal information
Full name	William Hastings
Date of birth	22 August 1888
Place of birth	West Hartlepool, England
Height	5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m)
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Spennymoor United
	West Hartlepool
1909–1912	Brighton & Hove Albion
1912–1914	Birmingham
1914–1919	Watford
1919	Hartlepools United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hastings (22 August 1888^[2] – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who scored seven goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham.^[3] He also won the Southern League title with Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1909–10 season and with Watford in 1914–15. His main playing position was at outside left.

Hastings was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, and played for Spennymoor United and West Hartlepool^[4] before moving south to join Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1909. He missed only one game as the club won the Southern League title and the Southern Charity Cup in his first season,^[5] and set up Charlie Webb's goal as Albion beat reigning Football League champions Aston Villa in the 1910 FA Charity Shield.^[6] He moved to Second Division club Birmingham in February 1912 for a £100 fee.^[5] He never established himself as a first-choice player,^[4] and moved back to the Southern League with Watford in 1914, with whom he again won that league's championship in the last season before the First World War.^[7] After serving in the Royal Flying Corps,^[5] Hastings returned home to play a few games for North Eastern League club Hartlepools United.^[2] He later became a referee.^[4]

References

^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b "Bill Hastings". POOLstats. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 118. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 108–09. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
^ Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1993). Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 55. ISBN 0-9521337-0-9.
^ Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Twickenham. p. 114. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[height-1] "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[Poolstats-2] "Bill Hastings". POOLstats. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

[3] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 118. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[Matthews-4] Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

[AZ-5] Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 108–09. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.

[6] Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1993). Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 55. ISBN 0-9521337-0-9.

[7] Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Twickenham. p. 114. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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