Billy Bloomfield

Billy Bloomfield
Personal information
Full name William George Bloomfield[1]
Date of birth (1939-08-25)25 August 1939
Place of birth Kensington, England
Date of death 1 September 2003(2003-09-01) (aged 64)
Place of death Kensington, England[1]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Brentford 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William George "Billy" Bloomfield (25 August 1939 – 1 September 2003) was an English football inside left who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2]

Career

Bloomfield joined Division Three South side Brentford at a young age and made his debut in April 1957,[2] in a 2–2 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[3] He made one further first team appearance against Coventry City in September 1957.[3] Bloomfield spent much of his time at Griffin Park playing for the reserves, scoring 28 goals in 98 appearances.[2] Bloomfield retired in 1959 due to failing eyesight and scored a hattrick in his final reserve team match versus Gillingham.[4]

Personal life

Bloomfield's older brother Jimmy was also a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1956–57[3] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
1957–58[3] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Billy Bloomfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 0955294916.
  3. 1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 384. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ↑ White 1989, p. 235.


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