Billy Kettle

William Walderham Kettle (10 September 1898 – 12 October 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Wigan Borough, Southend United, Southport and Grimsby Town.[1][3][4]

Billy Kettle
Personal information
Full name William Walderham Kettle[1]
Date of birth (1898-09-10)10 September 1898
Place of birth South Shields, England
Date of death 12 October 1980(1980-10-12) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Acomb, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position(s) Outside left, inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1919 Leeds City
1919 South Shields 0 (0)
1919–1920 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1920–1921 Ebbw Vale
1921–1922 Southend United 31 (1)
1922–1923 Grimsby Town 16 (3)
1923–1924 Southport 18 (1)
1924–1926 Wigan Borough 39 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Kettle served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.[5]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 163. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  4. "The Definitive History of Leeds United - Players - Billy Kettle 1918". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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