Billy Bottrill

Walter Gibson "Billy" Bottrill (8 January 1903 – 29 September 1986) was an English professional footballer. His brother Allan also played professional football for Nelson.[2]

Billy Bottrill
Personal information
Full name Walter Gibson Bottrill
Date of birth 8 January 1903
Place of birth South Bank, England
Date of death 29 September 1986(1986-09-29) (aged 83)
Place of death Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside Right, Outside Right, Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Southbank
1922–1924 Middlesbrough 17 (0)
1924–1928 Nelson 121 (35)
1928–1929 Rotherham United 30 (11)
1929–1930 York City 39 (18)
1930–1933 Wolverhampton Wanderers 101 (42)
1933–1934 Huddersfield Town 12 (1)
1934 Chesterfield 16 (5)
Total 336 (112)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Bottrill began his professional career with league side Middlesbrough but after two years, moved to the non-league with Nelson. After over 120 games for the club he earned a return to the Football League with Rotherham United in 1928. He remained with the Millers for just a single season before joining York City, where he was their top scorer for the 1929–30 season, with 20 goals.[3]

He was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in Summer 1930 and made his Wolves debut on 30 August 1930 in a 4–3 win at Nottingham Forest. He scored 16 goals in his first season at Molineux and hit 21 in the following year as the club won the Second Division championship.

He remained in the Wolves side for the majority of their return to the top flight, scoring 7 further goals in what proved his final season with the club, as they narrowly avoided relegation. In summer 1933, he moved to fellow First Division club Huddersfield Town, but after injury was allowed to join Chesterfield, where he ended his career.

He died on 29 September 1986.

References
  1. Vulcan (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 21.
  3. Batters, Dave (1990). York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 299. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
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