Bill Brelsford
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| Bill Brelsford | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Brelsford | |
| Date of birth | Unknown | |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
| Date of death | Unknown | |
| Place of death | Unknown, Unknown | |
| Height | 5' 8" | |
| Playing position | Centre Half | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1908-1910 1910- |
Doncaster Rovers Sheffield United |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bill Brelsford (born in Sheffield) was an English footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield United. He was a hardworking player and could play as a Right or Centre Half.[1].
[edit] Club career
Bill Brelsford came from a footballing family, two brothers playing for Sheffield Wednesday but he started out with Doncaster Rovers. In 1910 he transferred back to his home town, Sheffield but he did not join his brothers at Wednesday but joined United. He was a member of the Sheffield United team who won the FA Cup final in 1915 [2] and he broke up many of the Chelsea attacks by heading the ball back towards their half[3] .
