Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1865) explained

Billy Dunn
Fullname:William Dunn
Birth Date:1865 3, df=y
Birth Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Death Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Position:Left winger
Years1:1883–1889
Years2:1889–1892
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:60
Goals2:18
Years3:1892
Years4:1893
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:62
Totalgoals:18

William Dunn (24 March 1865 – 28 July 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Walsall Town Swifts.[1]

Football career

Dunn started his career with East Stirlingshire and became the clubs all time goalscorer. In an era when many goalscorers were left unrecorded Dunn scored a known 128 goals for East Stirlingshire from his known debut on 13 October 1883 to season 1889–90 in 180 games. During his time at East Stirlingshire he mainly played on the wing but also played in the back and Hhalf-back positions.[1]

In 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke along with fellow East Stirlingshire teammate Harry Simpson.[1] In his first season with Stoke, the team suffered a truly terrible campaign and failed to gain re-election to the Football League and so joined the Football Alliance for the 1890–91 season. Stoke found the Alliance much easier as did Dunn who scored eleven goals as the club took the title and with it re-election back into the league.[1] Dunn played most matches during the next season but after injury he was released by the end of the 1892–93 season and joined Hednesford Town before ending his career with Walsall Town Swifts.[1]

Professional Baseball

In 1890 Dunn played professional baseball for Stoke in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1889–90Football League11141152
1890–91Football Alliance2111302411
1891–92Football League23452286
1892–93First Division520052
Total60181237221
Walsall Town Swifts1893–94Second Division200020
Career Total62181237421

Honours

with East Stirlinghire
with Stoke

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.