| Billy Cotton | |
| Fullname: | William Charles Cotton |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1919–1920 |
| Years2: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs2: | Garston |
| Years3: | 1921–1924 |
| Clubs3: | Wrexham |
| Caps3: | 88 |
| Goals3: | 34 |
| Years4: | 1924–1925 |
| Clubs4: | Kettering Town |
| Years5: | 1925 |
| Clubs5: | Port Vale |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1925 |
| Clubs6: | Connah's Quay & Shotton |
| Years7: | 1925–1926 |
| Clubs7: | Buckley United |
| Years8: | 1926 |
| Clubs8: | Halifax Town |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 1926–1927 |
| Clubs9: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Years10: | 1927–1928 |
| Clubs10: | Connah's Quay & Shotton |
| Years11: | 1928–1929 |
| Clubs11: | Yeovil & Petters United |
| Years12: | 1929–1930 |
| Clubs12: | Buckley United |
| Years13: | 1930–1931 |
| Clubs13: | Prescot Cables |
| Years14: | 1931–193? |
| Clubs14: | Brenka |
| Totalcaps: | 107 |
| Totalgoals: | 42 |
William Charles Cotton (10 April 1894 – 1971) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Source:
| Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Wrexham | Third Division North | 1921–22 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | |
| Third Division North | 1922–23 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
| Third Division North | 1923–24 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | ||
| Total | 88 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 96 | 39 | |||
| Port Vale | Second Division | 1925–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Halifax Town | Third Division North | 1925–26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | Third Division North | 1926–27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | |
| Career total | 107 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 118 | 49 | |||