Billy Race
William Race (5 February 1896 – 1972) was an English footballer who scored 10 goals from 59 appearances in the Football League playing on the wing for Darlington and Hartlepools United in the 1920s and 1930s. He also played non-league football for clubs including Spennymoor United and Horden Colliery Welfare.[1] According to the Derby Daily Telegraph in 1927, he was "small, yet makes for this with an elusive trickiness".[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Race[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1896[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Horden,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 1972 (aged 75–76)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Spennymoor United | |||
| 1926–1928 | Darlington | 40 | (8) |
| Spennymoor United | |||
| 1929–1931 | Hartlepools United | 19 | (2) |
| Horden Colliery Welfare | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- "Promotion points. Follows Hooper". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 February 1927. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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