Billy Spittle

William Arthur Spittle (19 March 1893 – 12 February 1979) was an English professional football inside forward who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Arsenal.[1][3]

Billy Spittle
Personal information
Full name William Arthur Spittle[1]
Date of birth 19 March 1893[2]
Place of birth Southfields, England
Date of death 12 February 1979(1979-02-12) (aged 85)[2]
Place of death Texas, United States[2]
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Southfields Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1919 Arsenal 7 (0)
1919–1921 Leicester City 26 (3)
1921–1922 Nuneaton Town (3)
Tamworth Castle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Spittle served as a corporal in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[4][5]

Honours

Nuneaton Town

  • Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1921[3]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal 1912–13[6] First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1913–14[6] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 7 0 0 0 7 0
Leicester City 1919–20[7] Second Division 8 1 0 0 8 1
1920–21[7] 18 2 0 0 18 2
Total 26 3 0 0 26 3
Career total 33 3 0 0 33 3
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References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.
  3. "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 1" (PDF). pp. 21–78. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. "William Spittle". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  6. "William Arthur Spittle". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  7. "Billy Spittle | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". Retrieved 19 June 2017.


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