Billy Williams (footballer, born 1905) explained

Billy Williams
Fullname:William Dennis Williams
Birth Date:1905 9, df=y
Birth Place:Leytonstone, England
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Fairburn House
Years1:1921–1927
Clubs1:West Ham United
Caps1:33
Goals1:7
Years2:1927–1928
Clubs2:Chelsea
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:35
Totalgoals:7

William Dennis Williams (27 September 1905 – 8 March 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Leytonstone, he became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of age, when in 1921 he signed for West Ham United from Fairbairn House. On 6 May 1922 (making an appearance against Blackpool) at aged 16 years and 221 days, he became West Ham's youngest ever player; a record he held until Reece Oxford made his debut 23 days younger in 2015.[1] [2] [3] The forward made 44 appearances in all competitions and scored nine goals for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 1927.[4] He played only one season for Chelsea, playing only two games without scoring.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Ham United FC on Twitter. Twitter. 2 July 2015.
  2. Web site: West Ham United FC on Twitter. Twitter. 2 July 2015.
  3. Book: The Claret & Blue Book of West Ham United. Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Ltd. Hove . 2007 . 45 . 978-1-905411-02-3.
  4. Web site: Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics William Williams . www.westhamstats.info . 2 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Player profile — Billy Williams . www.stamford-bridge.co.uk . 2 July 2015.