Billy Elson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Elson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1865 | ||
Place of birth | Burslem, England | ||
Date of death | 1937 (aged 71–72) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1886–1894 | Burslem Port Vale | 97 | (6) |
West Manchester | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Elson (1865 – 1937) was an English footballer. He played 241 games and scored 15 goals for Burslem Port Vale, however 114 of these games were friendlies.
Playing career[]
Elson most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] After a slow start, he became a regular from January 1888 and was in the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891.[1] He played 16 Second Division games in 1892–93, in what was the club's first season in the English Football League. He played 26 league games in the 1893–94 season.[1] He scored his first Football League goal at the Athletic Ground on 4 December, in a 6–1 victory over Grimsby Town.[1] Five days later, after a match at Crewe Alexandra he was physically attacked, at which point he then challenged the entire crowd to "come on" one-by-one.[1] On 13 January he claimed another goal, in a 5–3 defeat at Burton Swifts.[1] He transferred to West Manchester in the summer of 1894.[1]
Statistics[]
Source:[2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1886–87 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
1887–88 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
1888–89 | Combination | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 39 | 1 | |
1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 40 | 4 | |
1890–91 | Midland League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
1891–92 | Midland League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
1892–93 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
1893–94 | Second Division | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
Total | 97 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 135 | 8 | 240 | 15 |
Honours[]
- Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winner: 1891 (shared)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Billy Elson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Sportspeople from Burslem
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Port Vale F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1865 births
- 1937 deaths