Bill Bann

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Bill Bann
Personal information
Full name William Edward Bann[1]
Date of birth (1902-08-15)15 August 1902
Place of birth Broxburn, Scotland
Date of death 16 March 1973(1973-03-16) (aged 70)[2]
Place of death Haringey, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1922 Winchburgh Thistle
1922–1923 Broxburn United 8 (0)
1923–1929 Tottenham Hotspur 12 (0)
1929–1930 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1930–1932 Brentford 7 (0)
1932–1933 Bristol Rovers 1 (0)
1933–1934 Aldershot 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Edward Bann (15 August 1902 – 16 March 1973) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Aldershot.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Broxburn United.[2]

Career[]

A full back, Bann's senior career began at Scottish League Second Division club Broxburn United.[2] He moved to England to join First Division club Tottenham Hotspur in February 1923 and made 12 appearances before his release in May 1929.[2][3][4] He was then re-signed, but failed to make any further appearances before departing White Hart Lane for the final time at the end of the 1929–30 season.[3] Bann joined Third Division South club Brentford in June 1930 and made seven appearances before joining Bristol Rovers in 1932,[5] where he made just a solitary league appearance.[6] He finished his career with Aldershot in 1934.[1]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Broxburn United 1922–23[2] Scottish Second Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1925–26[7] First Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
1928–29[7] Second Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 12 0 0 0 12 0
Brentford 1930–31[8] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
1931–32[8] 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 27 0 0 0 27 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 16. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b c Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. ^ A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Retrieved 12 November 2012
  5. ^ "Bees' Latest Captures". County of Middlesex Independent. 7 June 1930.
  6. ^ Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. p. 14. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
  7. ^ a b "William Bann". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
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