Billy Wrigglesworth

William Herbert Wrigglesworth (12 November 1912 – 11 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Chesterfield, before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934. He was top scorer for Wolves in the 1935–36 season with 13 goals. Wrigglesworth joined Manchester United in 1937. He spent 10 years with Manchester United but for most of that time there was no competitive senior football due to the Second World War, meaning that he was restricted to 37 matches for the club, scoring 10 goals.[2] In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers in a swap deal that involved goalkeeper Bill Fielding going to Old Trafford.

Billy Wrigglesworth
Personal information
Full name William Herbert Wrigglesworth[1]
Date of birth (1912-11-12)12 November 1912
Place of birth South Elmsall, England
Date of death 11 August 1980(1980-08-11) (aged 67)[1]
Place of death Accrington, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Frickley Colliery
1932–1934 Chesterfield 34 (6)
1934–1937 Wolverhampton Wanderers 50 (21)
1937–1947 Manchester United 27 (7)
1947 Bolton Wanderers 13 (1)
1947–1948 Southampton 12 (4)
1948 Reading 5 (0)
Burton Albion
Scarborough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Wrigglesworth's younger brother Bob was also a footballer and was killed during the Second World War.[3][4]

Honours

Chesterfield

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1932–33[5] Second Division 11 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 1
1933–34[6] Third Division North 9 2 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 11 2
Total 20 3 0 0 3 0 23 3
Manchester United 1936–37[7] First Division 7110— 8 1
1937–38[7] Second Division 4100— 4 1
1938–39[7] First Division 12320— 14 3
1945–46[7] — — 42— 4 2
1946–47[7] First Division 4200— 4 2
Total 27 7 7 2 — 34 9
Southampton 1947–48[7] Second Division 12 4 2 0 — 14 4
Career total 59149230 71 16
  1. Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  2. 1 appearance in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup

References
  1. "Billy Wrigglesworth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. "Billy Wrigglesworth". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1932–33". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1933–34". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. "Billy Wrigglesworth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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