Billy Goundry

Billy Goundry
Personal information
Full name William Goundry[1]
Date of birth (1934-03-28)28 March 1934
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death February 2012 (aged 77)[2]
Place of death Cleveland, England
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1955 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1955–1961 Brentford 141 (12)
1961–1964 Bedford Town 156 (5)
Hastings United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Goundry (28 March 1934 – February 2012) was an English football wing half. A "hard player",[3] he is best remembered for his six years in the Football League with Brentford, making over 140 appearances.

Playing career

Huddersfield Town

A wing half, Horne began his career as an amateur with Division One side Huddersfield Town, failing to make a first team appearance and departing in 1955.[1]

Brentford

Goundry signed for Division Three South side Brentford in May 1955.[1] Goundry was a regular part of a team which consistently challenged for promotion from the division, only to fall short.[4] Not known for his goalscoring,[1] Goundry netted five goals in his 12 appearances during the 1957–58 season, when he was deployed in the forward line.[5] He made a career-high 42 appearances during the 1959–60 season,[5] but found himself released at the end of the following campaign due to maximum wage restrictions.[1] Goundry made 148 appearances and scored 12 goals during his six years at Griffin Park.[1]

Non-league football

After his release from Brentford, Goundry dropped into non-league football and linked up with former Bees teammates Vernon Avis and Dennis Heath at Southern League Premier Division side Bedford Town in the summer of 1961.[1][6] He made 156 appearances and scored five goals before departing in 1964 and seeing out his career with a spell at Hastings United.[6]

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer with Brentford, Goundry served in the British Army.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1955–56[5] Third Division South 23 1 0 0 — 23 1
1956–57[5] 31 6 2 0 — 33 6
1957–58[5] 12 1 1 0 — 13 1
1958–59[5] Third Division 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
1959–60[5] 40 2 2 0 — 42 2
1960–61[5] 23 2 0 0 1 0 24 2
Career total 141 12 4 0 1 0 146 12

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 68. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ↑ "Billy Goundry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Vitalnetwork Ltd. "Brentford – Cult Bees and Legends – George Francis". vitalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford Complete History - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–386. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. 1 2 "Best Years Players F-H – bedfordoldeagles". google.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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