Every now and again I receive an email through this website from someone offering more information about an old player. It's what makes running the site worthwhile. The following story comes from one such email from the nephew (Neil Stretton) of a player who played for the club in the 1919/1920
Billy Norton
Real Name: William Joseph Norton
Normal Position: Left Half
Born: 30/06/1896 (Waterford, Ireland)
Died: 30/12/1967 (Leicester)
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 |
---|---|---|---|
1919/1920 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
1920/1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
24/04/1920 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 3 - 3 |
05/04/1920 | League | A | EVERTON RESERVES | 2 - 2 |
02/04/1920 | League | H | EVERTON RESERVES | 1 - 4 |
27/03/1920 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 0 - 1 |
20/03/1920 | League | A | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 1 - 3 |
06/03/1920 | League | A | BLACKPOOL RESERVES | 0 - 1 |
28/02/1920 | League | A | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN RESERVES | 1 - 0 |
21/02/1920 | League | A | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN RESERVES | 1 - 1 |
14/02/1920 | League | A | BOLTON WANDERERS RESERVES | 2 - 4 |
07/02/1920 | Lancashire Junior Cup / F | A | LANCASTER TOWN | 1 - 0 |
31/01/1920 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY RESERVES | 7 - 0 |
24/01/1920 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY RESERVES | 3 - 2 |
21/01/1920 | League | A | BRADFORD CITY RESERVES | 0 - 2 |
20/01/1920 | Lancashire Junior Cup / SF R | H | CHORLEY | 2 - 0 |
17/01/1920 | Lancashire Junior Cup / SF | A | CHORLEY | 1 - 1 |
10/01/1920 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY RESERVES | 1 - 0 |
03/01/1920 | League | A | LIVERPOOL RESERVES | 1 - 5 |
01/01/1920 | League | H | BURNLEY RESERVES | 3 - 1 |
27/12/1919 | League | A | MANCHESTER UNITED RESERVES | 1 - 1 |