Billy Bassett (Welsh footballer)

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Billy Bassett
Personal information
Full name	William Edward George Bassett
Date of birth	8 June 1912(1912-06-08)
Place of birth	Brithdir, Wales
Date of death	1977
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?–1933 1933–1934 1934–1938 1938–1949 1949–?	Aberaman Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City Crystal Palace Porthmadog	00? (?) 00? (?) 154 (2) 070 (0) 00? (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

William Edward George "Billy" Bassett (8 June 1912 – 1977) was a Welsh professional footballer.

[edit] Career

Bassett was born in Brithdir, and began his career at Aberaman Athletic before moving on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933. He only spent a single season at Wolves before returning to Wales and signing for manager Ben Watts-Jones at Cardiff City. He made his debut on the opening day of the 1934–35 season during a 2–1 victory over Charlton Athletic. He was a virtual ever present in his four years and scored two goals for the Bluebirds, against Bournemouth and Bristol City. He joined Crystal Palace in 1938 but the outbreak of World War II interrupted his spell at the London side and he served in the Welsh Guards during the hostilities. He finished his league career after three years with the club and took over as player-manager of Porthmadog.

[edit] References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0.