Billy Bryant
William Bryant (26 November 1913 – 25 December 1975) was an English footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Bryant | ||
Date of birth | 26 November 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Shildon, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 25 December 1975 62) | (aged||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position(s) | Outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Cockfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
1933–1934 | Wrexham | 40 | (11) |
1934–1945 | Manchester United | 148 | (44) |
1941–1942 | → Chester (guest) | ||
1945–1946 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
Altrincham | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Bryant started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers after joining from his local side Cockfield, based in County Durham. He made his league debut for Wolves on 3 December 1932 in a 5–2 win over Blackburn Rovers, the first of a run of four starts. After one further appearance the following season, he left to join Wrexham.
He left Wrexham for Manchester United, and scored on his debut for them in a Second Division match against Blackpool on 3 November 1934. He went on to make 157 appearances for United, scoring 42 goals.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United[2] | 1934–35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
1935–36 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
1936–37 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
1937–38 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | |
1938–39 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
Total | 148 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 42 |
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References
- Manchester Utd stats at stretfordend.co.uk
- "THE WEBSITE OF DREAMS". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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