Bill Hooper (footballer, born 1884)

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Bill Hooper
Personal information
Full name William George Hooper[1]
Date of birth 20 February 1884
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Date of death 1952 (aged 67–68)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Catford Southend
0000–1905 Royal Army Service Corps
1905–1906 Grimsby Town 33 (5)
1906–1912 Nottingham Forest 147 (22)
1912 Notts County 16 (1)
0000–1914 Barrow
1914–1915 Gillingham 25 (1)
1915–1920 Southport Vulcan 28 (5)
1915–1918 → Brentford (guest) 37 (7)
Lancaster Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William George Hooper (20 February 1884 – 1952) was an English professional football outside right who made over 190 appearances in the Football League, most notably for Nottingham Forest.[1][2][3][4]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1906–07[5] Second Division 13 2 0 0 — 13 2
1907–08[5] First Division 20 0 0 0 — 20 0
1908–09[5] 37 8 4 2 — 41 10
1909–10[5] 29 4 4 0 — 33 4
1910–11[5] 37 6 1 0 — 38 6
1911–12[5] Second Division 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
Total 147 22 9 2 — 156 24
Gillingham 1914–15[6] Southern League First Division 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
Southport Vulcan 1919–20[7] Central League 28 5 1 0 5[a] 4 34 9
Career total 200 28 10 2 5 4 215 34
  1. ^ Appearances in Lancashire Junior Cup

Honours[]

Nottingham Forest

Southport Vulcan

  • Lancashire Junior Cup: 1919–20[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 142. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Ex Player Profiles". www.u-reds.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "The City Ground". www.thecityground.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ Nottingham Forest F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  9. ^ Hayes, Daniel (12 November 2016). "Match Details". SFC FPA. Retrieved 1 November 2019.


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