| Bill Sawers | |
| Fullname: | William Sawers |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Inside-forward |
| Years1: | 1888–1892 |
| Clubs1: | Clyde |
| Years2: | 1892–1893 |
| Clubs2: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 1893–1894 |
| Clubs3: | Stoke |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 1894–1895 |
| Clubs4: | Dundee |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 1895 |
| Clubs5: | Stoke |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1895 |
| Clubs6: | Dundee |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1896 |
| Clubs7: | Kilmarnock |
| Years8: | 1896 |
| Clubs8: | Abercorn |
| Years9: | 1897 |
| Clubs9: | Clyde |
| Nationalyears1: | 1895 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
William Sawers (13 June 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke, as well as with Scottish Division One side Dundee.[1]
Sawers was born in Glasgow and began his career with Clyde before joining English side Blackburn Rovers in 1892.[1] He spent the 1892–93 season at Blackburn where he played in 28 matches scoring 14 goals before leaving for Stoke.[1] He scored five goals in 18 matches for the "Potters" before returning north to Dundee, where he would score 8 goals in 19 matches for the "Dark Blues".[1] [2] He did make one more appearance for Stoke in September 1895 but returned to Dundee that same month, scoring a further 3 goals in 9 matches, before moving to fellow Scottish side Kilmarnock at the turn of the year.
Sawers was capped once by Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales in March 1895.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1892–93 | First Division | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | |
| Stoke | 1893–94 | First Division | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| 1895–96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Stoke total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Dundee | 1894–95 | Scottish Division One | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |
| 1895–96 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Dundee total | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 11 | |||
| Career Total | 65 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 30 | |||
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