Billy Bryant
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Bryant | ||
Date of birth | 26 November 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Shildon, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 25 December 1975 | (aged 62)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Cockfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
1933–1934 | Wrexham | 40 | (11) |
1934–1945 | Manchester United | 148 | (44) |
1941–1942 | → Chester (guest) | ||
1945–1946 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
Altrincham | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Bryant (26 November 1913 – 25 December 1975) was an English footballer.
Bryant started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers after joining from his local side Cockfield, based in County Durham. He made his league debut for Wolves on 3 December 1932 in a 5–2 win over Blackburn Rovers, the first of a run of four starts. After one further appearance the following season, he left to join Wrexham.
He left Wrexham for Manchester United, and scored on his debut for them in a Second Division match against Blackpool on 3 November 1934. He went on to make 157 appearances for United, scoring 42 goals.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United[2] | 1934–35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
1935–36 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
1936–37 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
1937–38 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | |
1938–39 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
Total | 148 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 42 |
References[]
- ^ Manchester Utd stats at stretfordend.co.uk
- ^ "THE WEBSITE OF DREAMS". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1975 deaths
- People from Shildon
- English footballers
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. wartime guest players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football outside forwards
- English football forward, 1910s birth stubs