William Kirby (footballer, born 1883)

William Kirby
Kirby while with Portsmouth in 1907.
Personal information
Full name William Kirby[1]
Date of birth 21 June 1883[2]
Place of birth Preston, England[2]
Date of death 3 October 1917(1917-10-03) (aged 35)[2]
Place of death Ypres, Belgium[2]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Emmanuel Rovers
1900–1913 Preston North End 55 (22)
1901–1902 → Oswaldtwistle Rovers (loan)
1902–1903 → Swindon Town (loan) 28 (6)
1903–1904 → West Ham United (loan) 33 (10)
1904–1905 → Swindon Town (loan) 19 (2)
1905–1911 → Portsmouth (loan) 224 (81)
1913 Exeter City 5 (0)
1913–1914 Merthyr Town 24 (4)
1916 Croydon Common 16 (6)
1916–1917 Brentford 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Kirby (21 June 1883 – 3 October 1917), sometimes known as Bill Kirby or 'Sunny Jim' Kirby,[1] was an English professional football inside left, best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Portsmouth, for whom he made over 270 appearances in all competitions.[2] He also played in the Football League for hometown club Preston North End.[1]

Personal life

Kirby served in the Royal Engineers during the First World War, prior to being invalided out and working at the Royal Arsenal.[2] He rejoined the Royal Engineers in 1917 and was killed at Ypres in October that year while serving with the 6th (Pioneer) Battalion.[2] He is buried at Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium.[3]

Honours

Preston North End

Career statistics

Club Season League League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 1911–12[2] First Division 38 14 1 0 39 14
1912–13[2] Second Division 17 8 0 0 17 8
Total 55 22 1 0 56 22
Swindon Town (loan) 1902–03[4] Southern League First Division 28 6 5 5 33 11
West Ham United (loan) 1903–04[5] Southern League First Division 33 10 3 1 36 11
Swindon Town (loan) 1904–05[4] Southern League First Division 19 2 2 2 21 4
Swindon Town Total 47 8 7 7 54 15
Portsmouth (loan) 1904–05[2] Southern League First Division 11 2 — 11 2
1905–06[2] 28 6 1 1 29 7
1906–07[2] 36 21 3 1 39 22
1907–08[2] 36 11 2 0 38 11
1908–09[2] 38 11 3 2 41 13
1909–10[2] 41 21 2 0 43 21
1910–11[2] 34 9 1 0 35 9
Total 224 81 12 4 236 85
Exeter City 1913–14[2] Southern League First Division 5 0 — 5 0
Merthyr Town 1913–14[2] Southern League First Division 24 4 5 2 29 6
Career Total 388 125 28 14 416 139

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 165. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – William Kirby" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – William KIRBY – Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "William Kirby". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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