Bill Dempsey (footballer)

William Watson Dempsey (10 September 1896 – 1967) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Norwich City as an inside forward and left back.[1][2][3]

Bill Dempsey
Personal information
Full name William Watson Dempsey[1]
Date of birth (1896-09-10)10 September 1896
Place of birth St Germans, England
Date of death 1967 (aged 70–71)[1]
Place of death Weymouth, England[2]
Position(s) Inside forward, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cawsand
Portland United
RAF Felixstowe
1924–1925 Ipswich Town 14 (13)
1925– Norwich City 8 (0)
London Prison OS
1927–1928 Brentford 0 (0)
1928–1929 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Grays Thurrock
Canterbury Waverley
1933–1936 Weymouth 106 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 1924–25[4] Southern Amateur League 14 13 3[a] 7 17 20
Career total 14 13 0 0 3 7 17 20
  1. ^ 2 appearances and 3 goals in AFA Cup, 1 appearance and 4 goals in Suffolk Senior Cup

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 79. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "WW Dempsey". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Player Archive". The Terras. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Season 1924–25 Southern Amateur League". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 20 April 2022.