Billy Guest
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Francis Guest | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Brierley Hill, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 1994 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Darwen, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1928–1932 | Birmingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1932–1937 | Birmingham | 76 | (15) |
| 1937–1947 | Blackburn Rovers | 88 | (30) |
| 1947–1948 | Walsall | 5 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Peterborough United | 38 | (18) |
| 1949–19?? | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| – | Lovells Athletic | ||
| – | Hinckley United | ||
| – | Bilston United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
William Francis "Billy" Guest (8 February 1914 – 15 November 1994)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers and Walsall in the Football League either side of the Second World War.[2] During the war, he won a runners-up medal with Blackburn Rovers in the 1940 War Cup. He went on to play for Peterborough United in the Midland League, for Kidderminster Harriers and Lovells Athletic in the Southern League, and for Hinckley United and Bilston United.[1]
References
External links
- Guest's Football League stats at Neil Brown's Post War Player Database. Note that Brown mistakenly includes data for a different William Guest who played for West Ham United in 1936.
- Guest's Peterborough stats