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Billy Elson

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Billy Elson
Personal information
Full name William Elson[1]
Date of birth 1865
Place of birth Burslem, England
Date of death 1937 (aged 71–72)
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1894 Burslem Port Vale 97 (6)
West Manchester
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Elson (1865 – 1937) was an English footballer. He played 241 games and scored 15 goals for Burslem Port Vale; however, 114 of these games were friendlies.

Career

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Elson most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1886.[1] After a slow start, he became a regular from January 1888 and was in the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891.[1] He played 16 Second Division games in 1892–93, in what was the club's first season in the English Football League. He played 26 league games in the 1893–94 season.[1] He scored his first Football League goal at the Athletic Ground on 4 December, in a 6–1 victory over Grimsby Town.[1] Five days later, after a match at Crewe Alexandra he was physically attacked. At that point, he challenged the crowd to "come on" one by one.[1] On 13 January, he claimed another goal in a 5–3 defeat at Burton Swifts.[1] He transferred to West Manchester in the summer of 1894.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1886–87 0 0 2 0 9 1 11 1
1887–88 0 0 1 0 19 1 20 1
1888–89 Combination 19 0 0 0 20 1 39 1
1889–90 0 0 1 0 39 4 40 4
1890–91 Midland League 20 2 2 1 24 0 46 3
1891–92 Midland League 16 2 0 0 20 0 36 2
1892–93 Second Division 16 0 1 0 2 1 19 1
1893–94 Second Division 26 2 1 0 2 0 29 2
Total 97 6 8 1 135 8 240 15

Honours

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Port Vale

  • North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1891 (shared)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Billy Elson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)