Billy Bootle

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Billy Bootle
Personal information
Full name William Bootle
Date of birth (1926-01-09)9 January 1926
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Date of death 10 August 2012(2012-08-10) (aged 86)
Place of death Urmston, Greater Manchester, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1950 Manchester City 5 (0)
1950–1952 Wigan Athletic 76 (31)
1954–1955 Crewe Alexandra 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Bootle (9 January 1926 – 10 August 2012) was a footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra.[1][2] He also played for Wigan Athletic in the Lancashire Combination, scoring 31 goals in 76 league appearances.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Manchester City: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Billy Bootle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.

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