Billy Beer (footballer)

Billy Beer
Personal information
Sheffield United's 1901 Cup Final team: Beer is seated third from the left.
Full name	William John Beer
Date of birth	(1879-01-04)4 January 1879
Place of birth	Poolsbrook, Derbyshire, England
Date of death	March 1941 (1941-04) (aged 62)
Playing position	Wing half
Youth career
–	Staveley Town
–	Sheffield United
–	Chesterfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1898–1902	Sheffield United	73	(18)
1902–1910	Small Heath / Birmingham	236	(34)
Teams managed
1923–1927	Birmingham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

William John "Billy" Beer (4 January 1879 – March 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Sheffield United and Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905).

He made over 100 appearances for Sheffield United and scored the third goal in their 4–1 defeat of Derby County in the 1899 FA Cup Final. Beer moved to Small Heath in January 1902 and the following season helped them to promotion back to the First Division. Later in his Birmingham career he played some games at centre-forward, which combined with his prowess at penalty-taking made him the club's joint leading scorer in the 1908–09 season.

He retired from football at the end of the next season, and emigrated to Australia where he became a sheep-farmer. Returning to England in 1920, he became Birmingham's manager in 1923, taking charge of the team for four years in the First Division.

He was also a talented musician.

Honours

with Sheffield United
- FA Cup winners 1899.
- First Division runners up 1900
with Small Heath
- Second Division promotion 1903

References

Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.

Birmingham City F.C. – managers

Jones (1892–1908)
Watson (1908–10)
McRoberts (1910–15)
Richards (1915–23)
Beer (1923–27)
Harvey (1927–28)
Knighton (1928–33)
Liddell (1933–39)
Camkin (1939–44)
Goodier (1944–45)
Storer (1945–49)
Brocklebank (1949–54)
Turner (1954–58)
Turner and Beasley (1958)
Beasley (1958–60)
Merrick (1960–64)
Mallett (1964–65)
Cullis (1965–70)
Goodwin (1970–75)
Bell (1975–77)
Ramsey (1977–78)
Smith (1978–82)
Saunders (1982–86)
Bond (1986–87)
Pendrey (1987–89)
Mackay (1989–91)
Macari (1991)
Cooper (1991–93)
Fry (1993–96)
Francis (1996–2001)
Bruce (2001–07)
McLeish (2007–11)
Hughton (2011–12)
Clark (2012–14)
Rowett (2014–)

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