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Billy Easton
English footballer
William Easton (10 March 1904 – c.1982) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward for Blyth Spartans, Rotherham County, Montreal Maroons (Canada), Everton, Swansea Town, Port Vale, Aldershot, and Workington.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Easton[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1904-03-10)10 March 1904[1] | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1] | ||
Date of death | c. 1982 (aged 77–78)[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Blyth Catholic Young Men's Society | |||
Eston | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922–1923 | Blyth Spartans | ||
1924–1924 | Rotherham County | 6 | (1) |
Montreal Maroons | |||
1927–1929 | Everton | 15 | (3) |
1929–1931 | Swansea Town | 56 | (18) |
1931–1933 | Port Vale | 25 | (6) |
1933–1934 | Aldershot | 5 | (0) |
1934–1935 | Workington | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Easton played for Eston, Blyth Spartans (in two spells), West Stanley (on trial), Rotherham County, Canadian side Montreal Maroons, Everton and Swansea Town, before joining Port Vale in May 1931.[1] He scored on his debut on 29 August, in a 3–1 win over Plymouth Argyle at Home Park.[1] He went on to score seven goals in 22 Second Division appearances in the 1931–32 season, but hardly featured at The Old Recreation Ground in the following season.[1] He was given a free transfer in May 1933 and moved on to Aldershot and then Workington.[1]
Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Rotherham County | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Everton | 1927–28 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1928–29 | First Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
Swansea Town | 1929–30 | Second Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
1930–31 | Second Division | 40 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 18 | |
Total | 56 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 19 | ||
Port Vale | 1931–32 | Second Division | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
1931–32 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
Aldershot | 1933–34 | Third Division South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 92. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Optimists of the North. Rotherham County". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- Billy Easton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)