| Billy Byrne | |
| Fullname: | William Byrne |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1946–1947 |
| Clubs1: | Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1947–1949 |
| Clubs2: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Stafford Rangers |
| Totalcaps: | 32+ |
| Totalgoals: | 3+ |
William Byrne (22 October 1918 – 2001) was an English footballer.
Byrne joined Port Vale as an amateur in March 1946 and, after making his debut in a War Cup match in April that year, signed as a professional the next month.[1] He played fifteen league and one FA Cup game in the 1946–47 season, but only scored two goals in wins over Mansfield Town and Notts County in the Third Division South.[1] He left The Old Recreation Ground in July 1947, when manager Gordon Hodgson transferred him to nearby Crewe Alexandra of the Third Division North.[1] He scored one goal in 18 appearances for the "Railwaymen" in 1947–48 and 1948–49 under Frank Hill and then Arthur Turner.[1] He later he played for non-League Stafford Rangers.[1]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1946–47 | Third Division South | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1947–48 | Third Division North | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 1948–49 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||