Bill Bottomley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Bottomley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Mossley, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 1958 (aged 71)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Yorkshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
| 1907–1908 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | (0) |
| 1908–1915 | Manchester City | 98 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
William Bottomley (4 June 1886 – 8 May 1958) was an English professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Oldham Athletic.[1][2]
Career[]
After beginning his career in non-league football, Bottomley joined Second Division club Oldham Athletic in 1907.[2] After 13 appearances, he moved up to the First Division to join Manchester City in May 1908 and remained at Hyde Road for seven seasons, making 103 appearances and scoring two goals.[2][3] He continued to guest for the club during the First World War.[2]
Personal life[]
Bottomley served as a private in the Army Service Corps during the First World War.[2]
Honours[]
Manchester City
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1907–08[2] | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Manchester City | 1908–09[2] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1909–10[2] | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[2] | First Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1911–12[2] | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1912–13[2] | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 1913–14[2] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1914–15[2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 98 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 2 | ||
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 32. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Bill Bottomley – Manchester City and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Penney, Ian (1995). The Maine Road Encyclopedia. Edinburgh: Mainstream. pp. 211–212. ISBN 1-85158-710-1.
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- English footballers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from Mossley
- 1886 births
- 1958 deaths
- Association football wing halves
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Army Service Corps soldiers
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs