Bill Salisbury (footballer) explained

Bill Salisbury
Fullname:William Salisbury
Position:Outside left
Birth Date:23 February 1899
Birth Place:Govan, Scotland
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:St Anthony's
Years2:1918–1928
Clubs2:Partick Thistle
Caps2:286 
Goals2:51
Years3:1928–1929
Clubs3:Liverpool
Caps3:16
Goals3:2
Years4:1929–1930
Clubs4:Bangor
Years5:1930
Clubs5:Distillery
Years6:1930–1931
Clubs6:Shelbourne
Years7:1931–1933
Clubs7:Bangor
Years8:1933–1934
Clubs8:Partick Thistle
Caps8:
Goals8:0

William Salisbury (23 February 1899 – 5 January 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Partick Thistle (where he spent a decade, winning the Scottish Cup in 1921), in England with Liverpool (where he played for a season)[1] and spells with Bangor and Distillery in Northern Ireland plus Shelbourne in the Republic of Ireland.

His grandson Gordon Smith was also a footballer (he played for St Johnstone, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. Web site: Obituary - Gordon Melville Smith. 7 April 2014. 29 June 2020. Tottenham Hotspur F.C..