| Billy Biggar | |
| Fullname: | William Biggers |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Mexborough, England |
| Death Place: | Surrey, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Clubs1: | Mexborough |
| Years2: | –1900 |
| Clubs2: | Thurnscoe Victoria |
| Years3: | 1900 |
| Clubs3: | Birtley |
| Years5: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs5: | Sheffield United |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs6: | West Ham United |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs7: | Fulham |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1904–1910 |
| Clubs8: | Watford |
| Caps8: | 217 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 1910–1913 |
| Clubs9: | Rochdale |
| Caps9: | 100 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1913 |
| Clubs10: | Brentford |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 1913–1917 |
| Clubs11: | Rochdale |
| Caps11: | 63 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs12: | Leyland Motors |
| Years13: | 1931 |
| Clubs13: | Earlestown |
William Biggers (16 October 1874 – 11 July 1935), known during his playing career as Billy Biggar, was an English professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Southern League for Watford.[1] In all competitions for the Hornets, he made 283 appearances and scored two penalties. Earlier in his career, Biggar appeared in the Football League for Sheffield United.[2] [3] [4] He latterly made over 200 appearances in all competitions for non-League club Rochdale.[5] Biggar also acted as trainer at Rochdale and coached at Earlestown.[6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Ham United | 1902–03[7] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fulham | 1903–04[8] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Watford | 1904–05[9] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1905–06[10] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 1906–07[11] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1907–08[12] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 1908–09[13] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 1909–10[14] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[15] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 217 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 1 | |||
| Rochdale | 1910–11 | Lancashire Combination First Division | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2[16] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1911–12 | Lancashire Combination First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[17] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13 | Central League | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5[18] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 132 | 0 | |||
| Rochdale | 1913–14 | Central League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[19] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | Central League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8[20] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 163 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 213 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 394 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 468 | 1 | |||
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