Bill Isaac | |
Fullname: | William James Isaac |
Birth Date: | Q3 |
Birth Place: | Tynemouth, England |
Death Place: | Maidstone, England |
Position: | Inside forward |
Years1: | 1938–1939 |
Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1939–1941 |
Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
William James Isaac (Q3 1918 – 14 April 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Isaac enlisted in the British Army at the outbreak of the Second World War and served as an instructor in the Royal Artillery with the rank of bombardier.[1] He took part in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk, dying of meningitis in Maidstone on 14 April 1941.[2] [3] [4] He was buried in Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.
Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1939–40 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
1939–40 | League South B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
1940–41 | South Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
Career total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |