Bill Godley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Godley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1879[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | South Bank | ||
| 1902–1904 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | Stoke | 2 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | (2) |
| 1906 | Reading | ||
| – | New Brompton | ||
| – | Darlington | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
William "Bill" Godley (1879 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Stoke.[1]
Career
Godley was born in Durham and played for South Bank before joining Middlesbrough in 1902.[1] He played twice for "Boro" before joining Stoke where he played three times in 1904–05 scoring once against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup.[1] He then went on to play for Plymouth Argyle, Reading, New Brompton and Darlington.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1902–03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1903–04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stoke | 1904–05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1905–06 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Career Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |