Bill Finney

Charles William Thomas Finney (born 5 September 1931) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Crewe Alexandra, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Stoke City.[1][2]

Bill Finney
Personal information
Full name Charles William Thomas Finney[1]
Date of birth (1931-09-05) 5 September 1931[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1949–1955 Stoke City 57 (14)
1955–1957 Birmingham City 14 (0)
1957–1958 Queens Park Rangers 10 (1)
1958 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
1958–1959 Rochdale 31 (1)
1959–1961 Macclesfield Town 32 (8)
Total 145 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Finney was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with Crewe Alexandra as an amateur before turning professional with Stoke City as an 18-year-old in 1949.[1] He spent the first three seasons with Stoke in the reserves making his debut away at Manchester United on 11 October 1952, Finney scoring in a 2–0 victory.[1] He scored twice in his next two matches in defeats against Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers as Stoke went on a poor run of form which led them to being relegated to the Second Division.[1] He scored six goals in 25 appearances during 1953–54 and was used sparingly by manager Frank Taylor in 1954–55 as Stoke narrowly missed out on promotion.[1] Finney signed for Second Division champions Birmingham City, for whom he played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[3][4] After failing to fully establish himself at St Andrew's Finney had short spells with Queens Park Rangers, Crewe Alexandra and finished his professional career at Rochdale.[1] He later played for non-league Macclesfield Town where he scored eight goals in 32 games.[5]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1952–53 First Division 2141100225
1953–54 Second Division 2560000256
1954–55 Second Division 1144000154
Total 571451006215
Birmingham City 1955–56 First Division 100211[lower-alpha 1]0131
1956–57 First Division 40000040
Total 1402110171
Queens Park Rangers 1957–58 Third Division South 1010000101
Crewe Alexandra 1958–59 Fourth Division 10000010
Rochdale 1958–59 Third Division 3133100344
Macclesfield Town 1959–60[7] Cheshire League 2471072329
1960–61[8] Cheshire League 81000081
Total 32810724010
Career total 145241138216429
  1. Appearances in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "Bill Finney". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  3. Matthews, p. 241.
  4. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. "Player Profile - F". Silkmen Archives. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  6. Bill Finney at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. "Cheshire League - 1959-60". Silkmen Archive.
  8. "Cheshire League - 1960-61". Silkmen Archive.
  • Bill Finney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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