Bill Joyce

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This article is about the footballer. For the baseball player, see Bill Joyce (baseball player). For the writer, see William Joyce (writer).

Bill Joyce (born April 8, 1877 in Prestonpans) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

Joyce started his career at Greenock Morton before moving to England and Bolton Wanderers in 1884, where he suffered a broken leg in 1896.

Joyce played for Tottenham, scoring 26 goals in 38 games, before joining Thames Ironworks for the 1899-1900 season (the club's last season before becoming West Ham United). He made 28 Southern League appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals, including three goals in a 5-1 away test match against Fulham on 30 April 1900. He also averaged a goal a game in seven FA Cup appearances that season.

Joyce went on to join Portsmouth as a replacement for Sandy Brown. A year later, he moved to Burton United and made 29 appearances over two seasons.

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