Billy Jennings (Welsh footballer) explained

Billy Jennings
Fullname:	William Jennings^[1]
Birth Date:	25 February 1893
Birth Place:	Barry, Wales
Death Place:	Penarth, Wales
Height:	^[2]
Position:	Left half, full back
Years4:	1912–1930
Clubs1:	Barry Town
Clubs2:	Bethel Baptists
Clubs3:	Barry Town
Clubs4:	Bolton Wanderers
Caps4:	267
Goals4:	2
Nationalcaps1:	11
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears1:	1914–1928
Nationalteam1:	Wales
Manageryears1:	1937–1939
Managerclubs1:	Cardiff City
Club-Update:	11:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

William Jennings (25 February 1893 – 1968) was a Welsh footballer best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made over 250 appearances in The Football League. He played for Bolton in the 1923 and 1926 FA Cup Finals.^[3] He also played 11 times for the Welsh national team and later had a two-year spell in charge of Cardiff City.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

• FA Cup: 1922–23, 1925–26^[7]

Personal life

Jennings served as a corporal in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.^[8]

References

General

• Book: Hayes , Dean . The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. 2006. 1-85983-462-0.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised . 153.
2. News: First Division prospects. Bolton Wanderers . Harricus . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 5.
3. Book: Thraves, Andrew. The History of the Wembley FA Cup Final. 1. Weidenfeld and Nicolson . 1994. 0-297-83407-X.
4. Web site: Welsh International matches . wfda.co.uk . 20 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308005153/http://wfda.co.uk/international_index.php?pageNum_rsInt=3&totalRows_rsInt=257 . 8 March 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: The Roaring Twenties . cardiffcityfc.co.uk . 9 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160626092929/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk//news/article/1920-1947-724302.aspx . 26 June 2016 . dead .
6. Web site: Bill Jennings. League Managers Association. 20 July 2009.
7. Web site: Jennings Billy Image 6 Bolton Wanderers 1927. Vintage Footballers. en-GB. 9 December 2018.
8. Web site: William Jennings Service Record. Football and the First World War. en. 9 December 2018.