Billy Green (footballer, born 1881)

English footballer

Billy Green
Personal information
Green while with Burnley 1904.
Full name	William John Green^[1]
Date of birth	13 January 1881^[1]
Place of birth	Gravesend, England
Date of death	31 January 1951 (aged 69)^[2]
Place of death	Gravesend, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1900	Gravesend United
1900–1903	Brentford	23	(0)
1903–1908	Burnley	147	(0)
1908–1910	Bradford Park Avenue	31	(0)
1910–1915	Morley Town
Total	178	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John Green (13 January 1881 – 31 January 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Gravesend, Kent, Green began his career in non-league football with Gravesend United and Brentford before being signed by Second Division side Burnley in 1903.^[3] In five seasons with the Clarets he played 147 league games before transferring to Bradford Park Avenue at the beginning of the 1908–09 season.^[1] He spent two seasons with Bradford Park Avenue and played 31 league matches before retiring in 1910.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 117. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ "William John Green Died: 31 Jan 1951 BillionGraves Record".
^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.
^ kjehan. "William John Green (Billy Green) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". Play Up, Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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