Billy Green (footballer, born 1927) explained

Billy Green
Fullname:William Green
Birth Date:9 October 1927[1]
Birth Place:Hull, England
Death Place:Northampton, England[2]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Years1:1945–1949
Clubs1:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1949–1954
Clubs2:Walsall
Caps2:180
Goals2:8
Years3:1954–1957
Clubs3:Wrexham
Caps3:60
Goals3:2
Clubs4:Wellington Town
Clubs5:Caernarfon Town
Clubs6:Pwllheli
Club-Update:23:17, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

William Green (9 October 1927 – 1996) was an English footballer, who played as a defender.

Career

Green came up through the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth team, however did not make a senior appearance with the club. He would move to Walsall in 1949.

At Walsall, however, he would secure a first team spot, being an ever-present in two consecutive seasons for the club and making a total of 180 appearances.

In 1954 he would move to Wrexham spending three years at the club. Whilst there, in a match with Gateshead on 22 December 1956, where, during an altercation with Gateshead forward Bill Brown, he was punched unconscious by Brown. Green did not remember what had happened in a post-match interview.[3]

He left Wrexham in 1957, going on to play for Wellington Town, Caernarfon Town and Pwllheli.

Green died in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Green . Neil Brown . 19 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Ultimate Saddlers A-Z 8 . Leigh Edwards . 19 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320112911/http://world.saddlers.co.uk/page/SaddlersAZ/0,,10428~974355,00.html . 20 March 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: MEMORY MATCH – 22-12-56 . Ron Chaloner . 11 March 2017 . 19 March 2018.