Billy Byrne (footballer)

William Byrne (22 October 1918 – 2001) was an English footballer.

Billy Byrne

Personal information
Full name	William Byrne[1]
Date of birth	(1918-10-22)22 October 1918[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death	2001 (aged 82–83)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	Port Vale	15	(2)
1947–1949	Crewe Alexandra	17	(1)
	Stafford Rangers
Total		32+	(3+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Byrne joined Port Vale as an amateur in March 1946 and after making his debut in a war cup match in April that year, signed as a professional the next month.[1] He played fifteen league and one FA Cup game in the 1946–47 season, but only scored two goals in wins over Mansfield Town and Notts County in the Third Division South.[1] He left The Old Recreation Ground in July 1947, when manager Gordon Hodgson transferred him to nearby Crewe Alexandra of the Third Division North.[1] He scored one goal in 18 appearances for the "Railwaymen" in 1947–48 and 1948–49 under Frank Hill and then Arthur Turner.[1] He later he played for non-league Stafford Rangers.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1946–47	Third Division South	15	2	1	0	16	2
Crewe Alexandra	1947–48	Third Division North	16	1	1	0	17	1
	1948–49	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		32	3	2	0	34	3

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 50. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Billy Byrne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)