Billy Twemlow

William Twemlow (1892 – 1 June 1933) was an English footballer who played in the English Football League for Port Vale and Stoke City.[1] His brother Charlie was also a footballer.

Billy Twemlow
Personal information
Full name William Twemlow[1]
Date of birth 1892[1]
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death (1933-06-01)1 June 1933 (age 40-41)[1]
Place of death Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Audley
Sandbach Ramblers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1921 Stoke 36 (2)
1921–1923 Port Vale 21 (0)
1923–1924 Macclesfield 3 (0)
Oswestry Town
Total 60+ (2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Stoke

Twemlow played for Audley and Sandbach Ramblers, before he joined Stoke in 1915.[1] He played for Stoke during World War I, featuring once in 1915–16, six times in 1916–17, 37 times in 1917–18, and 26 times in 1918–19. Having been a first time regular during the war, once League football was resumed in 1919 he was first choice full-back under manager Arthur Shallcross.[1] In 1919–20 he played 34 times, scoring twice both penalties against Bristol City in November and Bury in February.[1] However, he lost his place to the veteran Tom Brittleton and only played three matches in 1920–21 and was released from his contract at the Victoria Ground at the end of the campaign.[1]

Later career

He remained in the Second Division, as he joined local rivals Port Vale in August 1921.[2] He was a regular in his debut season at The Old Recreation Ground, but picked up a cartilage injury in 1922 and was sidelined.[2] After an operation to fix it he was only selected a further four times before he was released at the end of the 1922–23 season.[2] He moved on to Macclesfield, where he played alongside his brother, and then Oswestry Town.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1919–20 Second Division 33210342
1920–21 Second Division 300030
Total 36210372
Port Vale 1921–22 Second Division 18010190
1922–23 Second Division 300030
Total 21010220
Macclesfield Town 1923–24[4] Cheshire County League 300030
Career total 60220622

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 295. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. Billy Twemlow at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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