William Price (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Price[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1903[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mhow, India[1] | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 1987 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales[1] | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coldstream Guards | |||
| 10th Royal Hussars | |||
| Woking Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1929–1937 | Fulham | 189 | (49) |
| 1937 | Port Vale | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 203 | (52) | |
| National team | |||
| 1927–1928 | England Amateurs | 3 | (2) |
| 1929 | Football Association XI | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William John Price (4 December 1903 – 22 June 1987) was an English professional footballer, who was born in India. An inside left, he played for Brentford, Fulham, Port Vale, and England amateurs. His most significant spell was with Fulham from 1929 to 1937, who he helped to win the Third Division South title in 1931–32.
Club career
Price played for the Coldstream Guards and the 10th Royal Hussars. He began his professional career at Isthmian League side Woking Town and joined Third Division South side Brentford in 1928, making his first professional appearance.[2] He played for Fulham between 1928 and 1937, making 204 appearances in all competitions for the club and scoring 53 goals. The "Cottagers" won promotion out of the Third Division South in 1931–32, and remained in the Second Division until World War II.
He joined Port Vale in May 1937.[1] He scored two goals in 13 Third Division North games in the 1937–38 season, but had his contract at The Old Recreation Ground cancelled by mutual consent in November 1937 as he wished to travel south to work as a coach.[1] Price became a coach at Wimbledon upon leaving Port Vale.[1] He later moved on to become the coach of Yiewsley, before his appointment as assistant secretary of Fulham.[1]
International career
While with Woking, Price won three England Amateur international caps.[2][3] In 1929, he was invited to a trial with the full England side and was included in the Football Association XI for a tour of South Africa and Rhodesia the same year.[2][4]
Statistics
- Sourced from William Price profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1927–28 | Third Division South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fulham | 1928–29 | Third Division South | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
| 1929–30 | Third Division South | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
| 1930–31 | Third Division South | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| 1931–32 | Third Division South | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| 1935–36 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1936–37 | Second Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 189 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 53 | ||
| Port Vale | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career Total | 203 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 56 | ||
Honours
- with Fulham
- Football League Third Division South champion: 1931–32
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 239. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 128. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ↑ FA Tours RSSSF