Bill Scott (Irish footballer)
William John Scott (fl. 1930s), known as Bill or Billy Scott, was an Irish footballer who made 101 appearances in the Football League playing as a full back for Darlington, Stockport County and Cardiff City in the 1930s. Before leaving his native Ireland, he played for Belfast Celtic and appeared three times for the Irish League representative team, and played non-league football in England for Macclesfield and Wigan Athletic.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Scott[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Belfast Celtic | ||
| 1931–1933 | Macclesfield | 68 | (1) |
| 1933–1935 | Darlington | 73 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Stockport County | 11 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Cardiff City | 17 | (0) |
| – | Wigan Athletic | ||
| National team | |||
| 1926–1927 | Irish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
Scott was born in Ireland. He played for Belfast Celtic, and was capped three times for the Irish League representative team in 1926 and 1927.[1][2] He and full-back partner Burnison "got through a lot of hard work with credit", according to the Times, in a 6–1 defeat to the English Football League XI in Belfast in October 1926,[3] and he played in a 5–2 defeat to the Scottish League XI in Edinburgh[4] and in a 1–1 draw in Belfast against the Free State League in March 1927.[5]
He came to England, where he captained Manchester Central before joining Macclesfield, with whom he won successive Cheshire League in 1932 and 1933.[6] He then spent two seasons playing in the Football League Third Division North for Darlington[1] and one with Stockport County,[7] followed by a season in the Southern Section with Cardiff City.[1] He finished his career with Southport,[6] but without representing them in the League, and finally returned to the Cheshire League with Wigan Athletic.[1]
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Dewart, Jonny, ed. (26 September 2007). "Irish League representatives 1893–2007". Irish League Footballing Greats. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Inter-League match". The Times. London. 11 October 1926. p. 7.
- "Scottish League victory. Irishmen lost at Edinburgh". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 28 October 1926. p. 11.
- "Free State League team in luck. Irish League (1) v. Free State League (1)". The Irish Times. 7 March 1927. p. 11.
- "Players: S". Macclesfield Town Football Club Archives. Macclesfield Town Football Club and Geoffrey Knights. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Billy Scott". gogogocounty.org. I. Watts. Retrieved 20 April 2014.