Bill Lennard

Bill Lennard
Bill Lennard
Personal information
Full name	William Henry Lennard
Nickname	Mister Consistency
Born	21 June 1934; Manchester, England
Died	6 August 1996 (aged 62); Heywood, England
Home town	Manchester; England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1954
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1975–1982
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 1980
World Masters	Semi Final: 1975
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
News of the World Championship; British Matchplay; Swedish Open; WDF World Cup Team	1976; 1976; 1976; 1979

William Henry Lennard (21 June 1934 – 6 August 1996) was an English professional darts player from Manchester, England.

Darts career

Lennard played county darts for Lancashire and there are some minor county events that use his name in memorial tournaments.

He enjoyed a successful year in 1976 by winning the prestigious News of the World Darts Championship (representing the Cotton Tree Inn, Manchester), the British Matchplay and the Swedish Open. The World Professional Darts Championship did not begin until two years later, Lennard made his debut at the championships in 1979 but lost his first round match to Tony Clark.

His best run at the World Championships came in 1980 when he reached the quarter-finals, but was beaten by Tony Brown. Tony Clark again beat Lennard in the first round in 1981 and his last appearance in the World Championship came in 1982 when he was beaten by John Lowe.

Lennard was part of the England team which won the WDF World Cup in 1979.

World Championship Results

BDO

1979: First round (lost to Tony Clark 0–2)
1980: Quarter finals (lost to Tony Brown 0–3)
1981: First round (lost to Tony Clark 1–2)
1982: First round (lost to John Lowe 0–2)

Career finals

Independent major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1976	News of the World Championship	Leighton Rees	2–0 (l)

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gollark: Actually, no.

gollark: Well, I don't understand your "Hash of the roll" thing, so things.

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