William Price (footballer)

William John Price (4 December 1903 – 22 June 1987), sometimes known as Johnny Price,[2] was an English professional footballer, who was born in India. An inside left, he played for Brentford, Fulham, Port Vale, and England amateurs. His most significant spell was with Fulham from 1929 to 1937, who he helped to win the Third Division South championship in the 1931–32 season.

William Price

Personal information
Full name	William John Price[1]
Date of birth	4 December 1903[1]
Place of birth	Mhow, India[1]
Date of death	22 June 1987 (aged 83)[1]
Place of death	Swansea, Wales[1]
Position(s)	Inside left
Youth career
	Coldstream Guards
	10th Royal Hussars
	Woking Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928	Brentford	1	(0)
1929–1937	Fulham	189	(49)
1937	Port Vale	13	(2)
Total		203	(52)
National team
1927–1928	England Amateurs	3	(2)
1929	Football Association XI
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Price began his football career in army football with the Coldstream Guards and the 10th Royal Hussars. Initially an amateur, he joined Third Division South club Brentford from Isthmian League club Woking Town in 1928.[2] He scored on his only first team appearance for the Bees, in a 3–1 victory over Norwich City on Good Friday 1928.[2] Price subsequently turned professional and played for Fulham between 1928 and 1937, with whom he won the 1931–32 Third Division South championship.[2]

After making 204 appearances and scoring 53 goals for Fulham,[3] Price joined Port Vale in May 1937 and scored two goals in 13 Third Division North appearances during the 1937–38 season.[1] In November 1937, Price had his contract at The Old Recreation Ground cancelled by mutual consent, as he wished to travel south to work as a coach with Wimbledon.[1] He later became the coach of Yiewsley, before his appointment as assistant secretary of Fulham.[1]

International career

While with Woking, Price won three England Amateur international caps.[2][4] In 1929, he was invited to a trial with the full England team and was included in the Football Association XI for a tour of South Africa and Rhodesia the same year.[2][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1927–28[6]	Third Division South	1	1	0	0	―		1	1
Fulham	1928–29[3]	Third Division South	29	13	3	1	―		32	14
	1929–30[3]		25	9	4	1	―		29	10
	1930–31[3]		19	6	1	1	―		20	7
	1931–32[3]		31	4	5	1	―		36	5
	1932–33[3]	Second Division	30	6	1	0	―		31	6
	1933–34[3]		26	4	0	0	―		26	4
	1934–35[3]		23	4	1	0	―		24	4
	1935–36[3]		4	2	0	0	―		4	2
	1936–37[3]		2	1	0	0	―		2	1
	Total		189	49	15	4	―		204	53
Port Vale	1937–38[3]	Third Division North	13	2	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	2
Career total			203	52	15	4	1	0	219	56

1. Appearance in Third Division North Cup

Honours

Fulham

• Football League Third Division South: 1931–32[2]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 239. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-9552949-1-4.
3. William Price at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
4. "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
5. "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.