Billy Langham

William Langham (1876–1927)[1] was an English-born footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League around the turn of the 19th century.[2]

Billy Langham
Personal information
Full name William Langham
Date of birth 2nd Q, 1876[1]
Place of birth Lenton, Nottingham, England
Date of death 2nd Q, 1927, age 51
Place of death Doncaster, England
Playing position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? Stapleford
? Hucknall Portland
? South Shore ? (?)
1896?–1898? Notts County 47 (15)
1898?–1900 Bristol City ?
1900–1901 Leicester Fosse 14 (2)
1901–1903 Doncaster Rovers 62 (16)
1903–1906 Gainsborough Trinity 91 (29)
1906–1907 Doncaster Rovers ? (9)
1907–1910? Lincoln City 58 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Notts County in the late 1890s scoring 15 times in 47 appearances for them[3] before playing for Bristol City and Leicester Fosse. He joined Doncaster Rovers for their first season in the Football League scoring 16 goals in the 65 League and Cup games he played for them over two seasons. After they failed re-election in 1905, he was sold to Gainsborough Trinity.[2][4]

Langham returned to Rovers for the 1906−07 season scoring 9 goals including 4 in a 7−1 win against Grantham Avenue.[4] He was sold to Lincoln City in March 1907 for a fee of £75,[4] and appeared in a total of 58 Football League games for them, scoring 21 times.[3]

References
  1. freebmd
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Lincoln City v Notts County match programme, 28-3-2009
  4. Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.


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