Billy Clayson Explained

Billy Clayson
Fullname:	William James Clayson
Birth Date:	12 July 1897
Birth Place:	Wellingborough, England
Death Place:	Northampton, England^[1]
Position:	Inside right
Clubs1:	Northampton Compton
Years2:	1919–1922
Clubs2:	Wellingborough Town
Years3:	1922–1925
Clubs3:	Brentford
Caps3:	81
Goals3:	14
Years4:	1925–1926
Clubs4:	Crewe Alexandra
Caps4:	35
Goals4:	12
Years5:	1926–1927
Clubs5:	Barnsley
Caps5:	10
Goals5:	2
Years6:	1927–1930
Clubs6:	Chesterfield
Caps6:	22
Goals6:	11
Years7:	1930
Clubs7:	Scarborough
Years8:	1930–1932
Clubs8:	Torquay United
Caps8:	75
Goals8:	28
Years9:	1932–1933
Clubs9:	Scarborough
Years10:	1933
Clubs10:	York City
Caps10:	7
Goals10:	0
Clubs11:	Scarborough
Clubs12:	Scarborough Junior Imperial

William James Clayson (12 July 1897 – 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Brentford, Crewe Alexandra, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Torquay United and York City.^{[2] [3]} He was a prolific goalscorer for Scarborough across three spells with the club in the Midland League.^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Clayson served in the British Army and later became a publican in Scarborough.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1922–23^[7]	Third Division South	29	6	3	2	32	8
	1923–24	Third Division South	26	8	3	2	29	10
	1924–25	Third Division South	26	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		81	14	6	4	87	28
Chesterfield	1927–28^[8]	Third Division North	22	11	1	0	23	11
Torquay United	1930–31^[9]	Third Division South	35	14	4	0	39	14
	1931–32	Third Division South	40	14	1	0	41	14
	Total		75	28	5	0	80	28
Career Total			178	53	12	4	190	67

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2018 . 23 December 2018 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 59.
3. Book: Brentford Football Club Handbook 1922-23 . 1922 . 23.
4. Web site: 17 May 2008 . Scarborough Football Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517171236/http://scarboroughfc.com/stats/scorer.php . 17 May 2008 . 22 January 2017.
5. Web site: Clayson Billy Brentford 1922 . 23 December 2018 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
6. Book: Brentford Football Club – Season 1922–23 – Official Handbook . The Brentford Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. . 1922 . Brentford . 25.
7. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 367–368.
8. Web site: Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1927–28 . 23 December 2018 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
9. Book: Edwards, Leigh . The Definitive Torquay United F.C. . March 1997 . Tony Brown . 9781899468096 . Brown . Tony . Basildon . English.