Billy Goundry
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Goundry[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Date of death | February 2012 (aged 77)[2] | ||
Place of death | Cleveland, England | ||
Playing position | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Huddersfield Town | |||
1955–1961 | Brentford | 141 | (12) |
1961–1964 | Bedford Town | 156 | (5) |
Hastings United | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
William "Billy" Goundry (28 March 1934 – February 2012) was an English football wing half. A "hard player",[3] he is best remembered for his six years in the Football League with Brentford, making over 140 appearances.
Playing career
Huddersfield Town
A wing half, Horne began his career as an amateur with Division One side Huddersfield Town, failing to make a first team appearance and departing in 1955.[1]
Brentford
Goundry signed for Division Three South side Brentford in May 1955.[1] Goundry was a regular part of a team which consistently challenged for promotion from the division, only to fall short.[4] Not known for his goalscoring,[1] Goundry netted five goals in his 12 appearances during the 1957–58 season, when he was deployed in the forward line.[5] He made a career-high 42 appearances during the 1959–60 season,[5] but found himself released at the end of the following campaign due to maximum wage restrictions.[1] Goundry made 148 appearances and scored 12 goals during his six years at Griffin Park.[1]
Non-league football
After his release from Brentford, Goundry dropped into non-league football and linked up with former Bees teammates Vernon Avis and Dennis Heath at Southern League Premier Division side Bedford Town in the summer of 1961.[1][6] He made 156 appearances and scored five goals before departing in 1964 and seeing out his career with a spell at Hastings United.[6]
Personal life
Prior to turning professional with Brentford, Goundry was in the army.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1955–56[5] | Third Division South | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
1956–57[5] | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
1957–58[5] | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
1958–59[5] | Third Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
1959–60[5] | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
1960–61[5] | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
Career total | 141 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 12 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 68. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Billy Goundry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Vitalnetwork Ltd. "Brentford – Cult Bees and Legends – George Francis". vitalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford Complete History - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–386. ISBN 0951526200.
- 1 2 "Best Years Players F-H – bedfordoldeagles". google.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.