Bill Godley

William Godley (10 April 1880 – 1960) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Stoke.[1]

Bill Godley

Personal information
Full name	William Godley[1]
Date of birth	10 April 1880[1]
Place of birth	Durham, England[1]
Date of death	1960 (aged 80)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1901	South Bank
1902–1904	Middlesbrough	2	(0)
1904–1905	Stoke	2	(0)
1905–1906	Plymouth Argyle	8	(2)
1906	Reading
1907	New Brompton
1908	Darlington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Source:[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1902–03	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1903–04	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Stoke	1904–05	First Division	2	0	1	1	3	1
Plymouth Argyle	1905–06	Southern League	8	2	0	0	8	2
Career total			12	2	1	1	13	3

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Bill Godley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)