Bill Hooper (footballer, born 1884) explained

Bill Hooper
Fullname:	William George Hooper
Birth Date:	20 February 1884
Birth Place:	Lewisham, England
Death Place:	Southport, England
Position:	Outside right
Clubs1:	Catford Southend
Years2:	–1905
Clubs2:	Royal Army Service Corps
Years3:	1905–1906
Clubs3:	Grimsby Town
Caps3:	33
Goals3:	5
Years4:	1906–1912
Clubs4:	Nottingham Forest
Caps4:	147
Goals4:	22
Years5:	1912
Clubs5:	Notts County
Caps5:	16
Goals5:	1
Years6:	–1914
Clubs6:	Barrow
Years7:	1914–1915
Clubs7:	Gillingham
Caps7:	25
Goals7:	1
Years8:	1915–1920
Clubs8:	Southport Vulcan
Caps8:	28
Goals8:	5
Years9:	1915–1918
Clubs9:	→ Brentford (guest)
Caps9:	37
Goals9:	7
Clubs10:	Lancaster Town

William George Hooper (20 February 1884 – 3 September 1952) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as an outside right in the Football League, most notably for Nottingham Forest.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Hooper served in the Army Service Corps until 1905.^[3]

Career statistics

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Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1906–07^[4]	Second Division	13	2	0	0	—		13	2
	1907–08	First Division	20	0	0	0	—		20	0
	1908–09	First Division	37	8	4	2	—		41	10
	1909–10	First Division	29	4	4	0	—		33	4
	1910–11	First Division	37	6	1	0	—		38	6
	1911–12	Second Division	11	2	0	0	—		11	2
	Total		147	22	9	2	—		156	24
Gillingham	1914–15^[5]	Southern League First Division	25	1	0	0	—		25	1
Southport Vulcan	1919–20^[6]	Central League	28	5	1	0	5^[7]	4	34	9
Career total			200	28	10	2	5	4	215	34

Honours

Nottingham Forest

• Football League Second Division: 1906–07

Southport Vulcan

• Lancashire Junior Cup: 1919–20^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 142.
2. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 364–365.
3. Web site: Hooper Bill Nottingham Forest 1907 . 22 March 2023 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
4. Web site: Bill Hooper . 14 July 2019 . The City Ground.
5. Web site: Bill Hooper . 26 May 2017 . Gillingham FC Scrapbook.
6. Web site: Bill Hooper . 26 May 2017 . Port Online . en-GB.
7. Appearances in Lancashire Junior Cup
8. Web site: Hayes . Daniel . 12 November 2016 . Lancaster Town 0 – 1 Southport . 1 November 2019 . SFC FPA . en-GB.