Billy Cobb Explained

Billy Cobb (footballer)
Fullname:Walter William Cobb
Birth Date:29 September 1940[1]
Birth Place:Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–
Years1:–
Years2:1958–1963
Caps2:30
Goals2:5
Years3:1963–1964
Caps3:31
Goals3:0
Years4:1964–1966
Clubs4:Brentford
Caps4:71
Goals4:23
Years5:1966–1968
Clubs5:Lincoln City
Caps5:67
Goals5:10
Years6:1968–1971

Walter William Cobb (born 29 September 1940), known as Billy Cobb, was an English footballer who scored 38 goals from 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Nottingham Forest, Plymouth Argyle, Brentford and Lincoln City. He played in midfield.[2] He went on to play for Boston United in the Northern Premier League.[3]

Cobb was the scorer of Nottingham Forest's first goal in European football, in a 5–1 defeat to Valencia in the 1961–62 Fairs Cup.[4] He scored a hat-trick on his Lincoln City debut, in an 8–1 defeat of Luton Town.[5] After retiring from football he kept a pub in Nottingham[6] and managed the bars at Nottingham Ice Stadium.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Cobb . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C . 29 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222112/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=cobb01 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Billy Cobb . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 22 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Boston United Roll Call . Boston United FC – the original website . Ken Fox . 22 April 2013.
  4. News: Keeping it in the family . Newark Advertiser . 4 January 2008 . 29 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927134943/http://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/articles/sport/Keeping-it-in-the-family . 27 September 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: Hat-trick heroes . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C . 29 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926193012/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=hattrick&drop=matchsearch . 26 September 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120722131701/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/WhereNow/0%2C%2C10308~233794%2C00.html . Where are they now – from A to I . Nottingham Forest F.C . 22 July 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. News: Where are they now? . Jon . Culley . The Independent . London . 21 November 1995 . 22 April 2013.

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