Billy Bloomfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William George Bloomfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Kensington, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 2003 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Kensington, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1959 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William George "Billy" Bloomfield (25 August 1939 – 1 September 2003) was an English football inside left who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2]
Career
Bloomfield joined Division Three South side Brentford at a young age and made his debut in April 1957, in a 2–2 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[3] He made one further first team appearance against Coventry City in September 1957.[4] Bloomfield spent much of his time at Griffin Park playing for the reserves, scoring 28 goals in 98 appearances.[5] Bloomfield retired in 1959 due to failing eyesight and scored a hattrick in his final reserve team match versus Gillingham.[6]
Personal life
Bloomfield's older brother Jimmy was also a professional footballer.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Billy Bloomfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1957-04-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1957-09-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 0955294916.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 235. ISBN 0951526200.