| Bill Finney | |
| Fullname: | Charles William Thomas Finney |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Years1: | 1947–1949 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1949–1955 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke City |
| Caps2: | 57 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Years3: | 1955–1957 |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1957–1958 |
| Clubs4: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1958 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs6: | Rochdale |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 1959–1961 |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Totalcaps: | 145 |
| Totalgoals: | 24 |
Charles William Thomas Finney (born 5 September 1931) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Crewe Alexandra, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Stoke City.[1] [2]
Finney was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with Crewe Alexandra as an amateur before turning professional with Stoke City as an 18-year-old in 1949.[1] He spent the first three seasons with Stoke in the reserves making his debut away at Manchester United on 11 October 1952, Finney scoring in a 2–0 victory.[1] He scored twice in his next two matches in defeats against Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers as Stoke went on a poor run of form which led them to being relegated to the Second Division.[1] He scored six goals in 25 appearances during 1953–54 and was used sparingly by manager Frank Taylor in 1954–55 as Stoke narrowly missed out on promotion.[1] Finney signed for Second Division champions Birmingham City, for whom he played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[3] [4] After failing to fully establish himself at St Andrew's Finney had short spells with Queens Park Rangers, Crewe Alexandra and finished his professional career at Rochdale.[1] He later played for non-league Macclesfield Town where he scored eight goals in 32 games.[5]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Stoke City | 1952–53 | First Division | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Total | 57 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15 | |||
| Birmingham City | 1955–56 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1957–58 | Third Division South | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1958–59 | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rochdale | 1958–59 | Third Division | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 1959–60[6] | Cheshire League | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 9 | |
| 1960–61[7] | Cheshire League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 164 | 29 | |||