Willie Pease (30 September 1899 – 2 October 1955) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willie Pease[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 1955 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Redcar, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holbeck St. Barnabas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Leeds City | 0[2] | (0) |
| 1919–1926 | Northampton Town | 278[2] | (46) |
| 1926–1933 | Middlesbrough | 222[2] | (99) |
| 1933–1935 | Luton Town | 33[2] | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1927 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played in the Football League for Northampton Town, Middlesbrough and Luton Town.[3][4][2]
Early and personal life edit
Willie Pease was born on 30 September 1899 in Leeds.[1] His birth name has been mis-reported as William Harold Pease.[1] He was the second of five children.[1]
Career edit
Pease began his career with Holbeck St. Barnabas before joining the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I.[1] He signed for Leeds City as an amateur, being sold to Northampton Town (again as an amateur) in October 1919.[1] He moved to Middlesbrough in May 1926, and to Luton Town in June 1933.[1][3] A role as player-manager of Gateshead in December 1934 and a later role with Hartlepools United both fell through, and he retired in January 1935.[1]
Pease earned one international cap for England in 1927.[1][5]
Later life and death edit
Pease was married with three sons.[1] After retiring as a player he entered the licensing trade; in 1939 he was the manager of a hotel in Middlesbrough, and in 1940 he was managing a hotel in Stokesley.[1] He later ran a bed & breakfast in Redcar, where he died on 2 October 1955, aged 56, from a brain hemorrhage.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "England Players - Billy Pease". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ a b Billy Pease at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
- ^ "Willie Pease". Englandstats.com.
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