Bill Curry (English footballer) explained

Bill Curry
Fullname:William Morton Curry
Birth Date:12 October 1935
Birth Place:Longbenton, England
Death Place:Mansfield, England
Position:Centre forward
Youthyears1:
Youthclubs1:Newcastle United
Years1:1953–1959
Clubs1:Newcastle United
Caps1:80
Goals1:36
Years2:1959–1960
Caps2:49
Goals2:26
Years3:1960–1965
Clubs3:Derby County
Caps3:148
Goals3:67
Years4:1965–1968
Clubs4:Mansfield Town
Caps4:102
Goals4:53
Years5:1968–1969
Clubs5:Chesterfield
Caps5:14
Goals5:2
Years6:1969
Clubs6:Boston Town (loan)
Manageryears1:1971–1976
Managerclubs1:Boston Town
Manageryears2:1977–1986
Managerclubs2:Sutton Town
Nationalyears1:1957
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1

William Morton Curry (12 October 1935 – 20 August 1990) was an English professional footballer who scored 184 goals from 393 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Derby County, Mansfield Town and Chesterfield. He played once, and scored, for England's under-23 team.

He was Brighton's top scorer in the 1959–60 season with 26 goals in all competitions, and Mansfield's top scorer in both 1965–66 and 1966–67. He went on to manage Boston Town to the Midland League title in the 1974–75 season, and spent nine years as manager of Sutton Town.

Curry was born in Longbenton, Northumberland, in 1935, and died in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, in 1990 at the age of 54.