Billy Heath Explained

Billy Heath
Fullname:Joseph Frederick Heath
Birth Date:1869
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1891–1892
Caps1:8
Goals1:4
Years2:1893–1895
Clubs2:Woolwich Arsenal (Arsenal FC)
Caps2:10
Goals2:5
Clubs3:Gravesend United

Joseph Frederick, better known as Billy Heath (1869 – after 1895), was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Woolwich Arsenal.[1] He is best known for having scored the first-ever penalty kick awarded in the Football League, doing it so in a match between Wolves and Accrington at Molineux Stadium on 14 September 1891, which Wolves won 5–0.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004. SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  2. News: Happened on this day – 14 September . BBC News . 14 September 2002 . 19 July 2022.