Billy Stagg
William Stagg (born 17 October 1957) is an English retired footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford.[3] He also played in Sweden and the United States.[3][4] Stagg's 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) height ties him with Hughie Reed for the record of shortest Brentford player.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Stagg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Ealing, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Brentford | 4 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Wealdstone | ||
| 1977 | Aylesbury United | 14 | (1) |
| 1977 | Hazells | ||
| 1977–1978 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
| 1979 | Pennsylvania Stoners | ||
| 1980 | GAIS | 2 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Northwood | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Hendon | 16 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | Northwood | 18 | (8) |
| 1986–1987 | Northwood | 23 | (6) |
| 1987 | Wealdstone | ||
| 1990 | St Albans City | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Stagg made four appearances for the club during the 1974–75 Fourth Division season at the age of 16 and dropped into non-league football upon his release at the end of the campaign.[3] Between 1975 and 1990 he played for Wealdstone (two spells),[5] Staines Town,[3] Aylesbury United,[5] Hazells,[5] Tonbridge Angels, Northwood (three spells),[6] Hendon and St Albans City.[7][8] He had a short spell with Swedish Division 2 club GAIS during the 1980 season.[9][10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1974–75[11] | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Aylesbury United | 1976–77[5] | Southern League First Division South | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 1977–78[5] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| GAIS | 1980[12] | Swedish Division 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Northwood | 1980–81[6] | Hellenic League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hendon | 1982–83[7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| St Albans City | 1989–90[8] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in Southern League Cup
References
- "Billy Stagg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 69. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 153. ISBN 0955294916.
- "American Soccer League Players – Billy Stagg". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Billy Stagg Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Northwood F C |". www.northwoodfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Billy Stagg". Hendonfc.net. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". Sacfc.co.uk. 13 January 1990. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "inArchive.com: gais.se – GAIS – Spelarinformation för Billy Stagg". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "GAIS – Spelarinformation för Billy Stagg". Gais.se. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Historik 1980". gais.nu. Retrieved 16 January 2017.