Bill Horsman (footballer) explained

Bill Horsman
Fullname:William Horsman
Birth Date:18 December 1906
Birth Place:Doncaster, England
Height:[1]
Position:Outside right
Clubs1:Selby Town
Years2:1928–1935
Caps2:79
Goals2:3
Years3:1935–1939
Caps3:151
Goals3:34

William Horsman (18 December 1906 – 1982) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right and scored 37 goals from 230 appearances in the Football League.[2]

Horsman was born in Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] He made 79 appearances in the First Division for Birmingham[4] before joining Chester in 1935.[5] He helped them finish as runners-up in the Third Division North in 1935–36 and reach the final of the Welsh Cup in the same season.[6] [7] His career was ended prematurely by the outbreak of the Second World War.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham . Evening Despatch . Birmingham . 17 August 1933 . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Player search: Horsman, W (Bill) . English National Football Archive . 22 March 2020 . subscription.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 130 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: The Complete Record . 2010 . DB Books . Derby . 298–311 . 978-1-85983-853-2.
  5. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . Breedon Books . Derby . 1995 . 99 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. Web site: Chester . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 23 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Welsh Cup Final 1935/36 . Welsh Football Data Archive . 22 March 2020.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bill Horsman (footballer)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.