Billy Green (footballer, born 1881)

Billy Green
	Green while with Burnley 1904.
Personal information
Full name	William John Green
Date of birth	13 January 1881
Place of birth	Gravesend, England
Date of death	31 January 1951 (aged 69)
Place of death	Gravesend, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1900	Gravesend United
1900–1903	Brentford
1903–1908	Burnley
1908–1910	Bradford Park Avenue
1910–1915	Morley Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John Green (13 January 1881 – 31 January 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Gravesend, Kent, Green began his career in non-league football with Gravesend United and Brentford before being signed by Second Division side Burnley in 1903.^[3] In five seasons with the Clarets he played 147 league games before transferring to Bradford Park Avenue at the beginning of the 1908–09 season.^[1] He spent two seasons with Bradford Park Avenue and played 31 league matches before retiring in 1910.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 117. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ "William John Green Died: 31 Jan 1951 BillionGraves Record".
^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 355. ISBN 0951526200.
^ kjehan. "William John Green (Billy Green) @ PlayUpLiverpool.com". Play Up, Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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