| Billy Stagg | |
| Fullname: | William Stagg |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Ealing, England |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Youthyears1: | 1972–1974 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brentford |
| Years1: | 1974–1975 |
| Clubs1: | Brentford |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1976–1977 |
| Clubs2: | Wealdstone |
| Years3: | 1977 |
| Clubs3: | Aylesbury United |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1977 |
| Clubs4: | Hazells |
| Years5: | 1977–1978 |
| Clubs5: | Tonbridge Angels |
| Years6: | 1979 |
| Clubs6: | Pennsylvania Stoners |
| Years7: | 1980 |
| Clubs7: | GAIS |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 1980–1981 |
| Clubs8: | Northwood |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1982–1983 |
| Clubs9: | Hendon |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs10: | Northwood |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 8 |
| Years11: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs11: | Northwood |
| Caps11: | 23 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Years12: | 1987 |
| Clubs12: | Wealdstone |
| Years13: | 1990 |
| Clubs13: | St Albans City |
| Caps13: | 1 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
William Stagg (born 17 October 1957) is an English retired footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford. He also played in Sweden and the United States. Stagg's height ties him with Hughie Reed for the record of shortest Brentford player.[1]
A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Stagg made four appearances for the club during the 1974–75 Fourth Division season at the age of 16 and dropped into non-League football upon his release at the end of the campaign.[2] Between 1975 and 1990 he played for Wealdstone (two spells),[3] Staines Town, Aylesbury United, Hazells, Tonbridge Angels, Northwood (three spells),[4] Hendon and St Albans City.[5] [6] He also had short spells with American Soccer League and Swedish Division 2 clubs Pennsylvania Stoners and GAIS respectively.[7] [8] [9]
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1974–75[10] | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aylesbury United | 1976–77 | Southern League First Division South | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 1977–78 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[11] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| GAIS | 1980 | Swedish Division 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Northwood | 1980–81 | Hellenic League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hendon | 1982–83 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| St Albans City | 1989–90 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |||