Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1865)

William Dunn (24 March 1865 – 28 July 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Walsall Town Swifts.[1]

Billy Dunn
Personal information
Full name William Dunn[1]
Date of birth (1865-03-24)24 March 1865[1]
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland[1]
Date of death 28 July 1921(1921-07-28) (aged 56)[1]
Place of death Falkirk, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1883–1889 East Stirlingshire
1889–1892 Stoke 60 (18)
1892 Hednesford Town
1893 Walsall Town Swifts 2 (0)
Total 62 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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Dunn started his career with East Stirlingshire and became the clubs all time goalscorer. In an era when many goalscorers were left unrecorded Dunn scored a known 128 goals for East Stirlingshire from his known debut on 13 October 1883 to season 1889–90 in 180 games. During his time at East Stirlingshire he mainly played on the wing but also played in the back and Hhalf-back positions.[1]

In 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke along with fellow East Stirlingshire teammate Harry Simpson.[1] In his first season with Stoke, the team suffered a truly terrible campaign and failed to gain re-election to the Football League and so joined the Football Alliance for the 1890–91 season. Stoke found the Alliance much easier as did Dunn who scored eleven goals as the club took the title and with it re-election back into the league.[1] Dunn played most matches during the next season but after injury he was released by the end of the 1892–93 season and joined Hednesford Town before ending his career with Walsall Town Swifts.[1]

Professional Baseball

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In 1890 Dunn played professional baseball for Stoke in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain.

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1889–90 Football League 11 1 4 1 15 2
1890–91 Football Alliance 21 11 3 0 24 11
1891–92 Football League 23 4 5 2 28 6
1892–93 First Division 5 2 0 0 5 2
Total 60 18 12 3 72 21
Walsall Town Swifts 1893–94 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career Total 62 18 12 3 74 21

Honours

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with East Stirlinghire
  • Stirlingshire FA Caps: 9
  • Stirlingshire Cup Winner: 1885–86, 1886–87, 1887–88, 1888–89
  • Stirlingshire Cup Runners up: 1883–84
  • Falkirk & District Charity Cup Winners: 1884–85, 1885–86, 1886–87, 1887–88
  • Falkirk & District Charity Cup Runners up: 1888–89, 1890–91
with Stoke

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.