Bill Horsman

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Bill Horsman
Personal information
Full name William Horsman
Date of birth 12 December 1908(1908-12-12)
Place of birth    Doncaster, England
Date of death    1982
Playing position Outside right
Youth clubs
Selby Town
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1928–1935
1935–1939
Birmingham
Chester
078 0(3)
154 (34)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

William "Bill" Horsman (12 December 1908 – 1982) was an English professional footballer.

Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Horsman played as an outside right for Birmingham, for whom he made 78 appearances in the Football League First Division, and for Chester, whom he helped to runners-up spot in the Third Division North in 1935–36[1] and to the final of the Welsh Cup in the same season,[2] before his career was prematurely ended by the outbreak of the Second World War.

[edit] References

General
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown), p. 130. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 99. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
Specific
  1. ^ Chester. Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  2. ^ Welsh Cup Final 1935/36. Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
Persondata
NAME Horsman, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Horsman, William
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1908-12-12
PLACE OF BIRTH Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH 1982
PLACE OF DEATH