Billy Green (footballer, born 1927)

William Green (9 October 1927 – 1996) was an English footballer, who played as a defender.

Billy Green
Personal information
Full name William Green
Date of birth (1927-10-09)9 October 1927[1]
Place of birth Hull, England
Date of death 1996 (aged 68–69)[1][2]
Place of death Northampton, England[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1949–1954 Walsall 180 (8)
1954–1957 Wrexham 60 (2)
Wellington Town
Caernarfon Town
Pwllheli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Career

Green came up through the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth team, however did not make a senior appearance with the club. He would move to Walsall in 1949.[1]

At Walsall, however, he would secure a first team spot, being an ever-present in two consecutive seasons for the club and making a total of 180 appearances.[2]

In 1954 he would move to Wrexham spending three years at the club.[1] Whilst there, in a match with Gateshead on 22 December 1956, where, during an altercation with Gateshead forward Bill Brown, he was punched unconscious by Brown. Green did not remember what had happened in a post-match interview.[3]

He left Wrexham in 1957, going on to play for Wellington Town, Caernarfon Town and Pwllheli.[2]

Green died in 1996.[1][2]

References
  1. "Billy Green". Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. "Ultimate Saddlers A-Z 8". Leigh Edwards. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. "MEMORY MATCH – 22-12-56". Ron Chaloner. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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