Bill Pocock
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Thomas Pocock | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 4 February 1959 | ||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Bedminster St Francis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Army | |||
1919–1926 | Bristol City | 238 | (46) |
1926–1927 | St Johnstone | 24 | (1) |
1927–1928 | Bath City | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Thomas Pocock (24 February 1894 — 4 February 1959) was an English footballer who played as an outside left.
Career[]
Bill Pocock played locally for Bedminster St Francis before joining the Army. Joe Palmer signed him in July 1919 for Bristol City.[2][3][4]
Honours[]
- with Bristol City
- Football League Third Division South winner: 1922–23
- FA Cup semi-finalist 1920
References[]
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Bristol City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1959 deaths
- Footballers from Bristol
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- English Football League players
- Bath City F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs