Bill Birkett
Normal Position: Defender
Height: 5' 9 1/2
Weight: 11st 0lbs
Born: 29/10/1910 (Carlisle)
Died: 15/08/1973 (Rotherham)
He had two seasons at Carlisle, making 13 appearances, before joining Southport. He did not maintain the promise he showed in the second half of 1932-33 and the following season he spent long periods in the Reserves, being displaced by Jack Grainger. After being freed by Southport he joined Rotherham. An early accident there put him out for six months after his knee was trodden on but he made a full recovery and gave Rotherham United five good seasons' service making 172 Northern Section appearances — one of a number of former Southport players who served the Millers in the 193os. He stayed on in Rotherham after the war and was still working as a furnaceman in the steelworks when he was killed in an industrial accident, a wagon crushing him against a wall.
Player Match Stats
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Challenge Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,
| Season | Apps | Subs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932/1933 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933/1934 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1934 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 1 |
| 03/03/1934 | League | H | BARROW | 1 - 3 |
| 11/11/1933 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 4 |
| 04/11/1933 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2 - 9 |
| 02/11/1933 | Liverpool Senior Cup / RR | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 3 |
| 28/10/1933 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 - 1 |
| 24/10/1933 | Liverpool Senior Cup / R | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 2 - 2 |
| 21/10/1933 | League | A | BARROW | 3 - 3 |
| 14/10/1933 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 2 - 2 |
| 11/10/1933 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 1 |
| 07/10/1933 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 3 - 2 |
| 30/09/1933 | League | H | DONCASTER ROVERS | 0 - 0 |
| 26/09/1933 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 2 - 3 |
| 23/09/1933 | League | A | WREXHAM | 1 - 2 |
| 16/09/1933 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 0 - 2 |
| 13/09/1933 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 | A | LIVERPOOL | 0 - 8 |
| 09/09/1933 | League | A | MANSFIELD TOWN | 2 - 2 |
| 02/09/1933 | League | H | BARNSLEY | 2 - 2 |
| 29/08/1933 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 1 |
| 26/08/1933 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 5 |
| 06/05/1933 | League | H | BARNSLEY | 2 - 0 |
| 18/04/1933 | League | A | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 1 - 3 |
| 10/04/1933 | Welsh Cup / SF R | N | WREXHAM | 0 - 1 |
| 08/04/1933 | League | H | WREXHAM | 0 - 0 |
| 03/04/1933 | Welsh Cup / SF | A | WREXHAM | 1 - 1 |
| 01/04/1933 | League | A | WALSALL | 1 - 3 |
| 25/03/1933 | League | H | GATESHEAD | 4 - 1 |
| 21/03/1933 | Welsh Cup / 8R | A | NEWPORT COUNTY | 4 - 0 |
| 18/03/1933 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 1 - 3 |
| 12/03/1933 | Welsh Cup / 8 | A | NEWPORT COUNTY | 0 - 0 |
| 11/03/1933 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 5 - 1 |
| 07/03/1933 | Liverpool Senior Cup | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 5 - 1 |
| 04/03/1933 | League | A | DONCASTER ROVERS | 1 - 2 |
| 23/02/1933 | Welsh Cup / 7 | A | RHYL | 2 - 1 |
| 18/02/1933 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 5 - 2 |
| 11/02/1933 | League | H | HULL CITY | 0 - 1 |
| 04/02/1933 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 3 - 1 |
| 28/01/1933 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 4 - 1 |
| 14/01/1933 | League | A | WREXHAM | 0 - 6 |
| 07/01/1933 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 4 - 0 |
| 02/01/1933 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 2 |
| 31/12/1932 | League | A | BARROW | 0 - 2 |
| 03/12/1932 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 1 |
| 29/11/1932 | FA Cup / 1R | A | NELSON | 4 - 0 |
| 10/09/1932 | League | H | YORK CITY | 5 - 1 |
