Willie Almond

William Almond, known as Willie Almond (born 5 April 1868) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Accrington, Blackburn Rovers and Northwich Victoria.[1]

Willie Almond
Personal information
Full name William Almond
Date of birth 5 April 1868
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Playing position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887–1888 Witton (Blackburn) F.C.
1888–1892 Blackburn Rovers 58 (3)
1892–1893 Accrington 9 (1)
1893–1894 Northwich Victoria 5 (0)
1893–1894 Middlesbrough
1893–1894 Nelson
1894–1895 Millwall Athletic
1895–1897 Tottenham Hotspur
1897–1898 Millwall Athletic
1897–1898 Wandsworth
1898–1899 Tottenham Hotspur
1899–1900 Clapton
1900–1901 Wandsworth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Blackburn Rovers had a highly successful inaugural league season in 1888–1889. They finished 4th in the League and reached the Semi-Final of the FA Cup. Willie Almond made his League and Club debut, playing at centre-half, on 15 September 1888 at Leamington Road, home of Blackburn Rovers in a match against Accrington. The match was drawn 5-5. When he made his League debut Willie Almond was 20 years and 163 days old; that made him, on the second weekend of League football, Blackburn Rovers' youngest player. Willie Almond scored his debut League goal on 10 November 1888 at Leamington Road, Blackburn against Everton FC. Blackburn Rovers won the match 3–0. Willie Almond missed only one of the 21 League matches played by Blackburn Rovers in season 1888-1889 and scored one League goal. As a centre-half he played in a defence-line that kept three clean sheets and kept the opposition to one-in-a-match on three separate occasions. In season 1888-89 Almond played one match as a wing-half and played in a midfield that achieved a big three-goal win.[2]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 26 December 2017. (registration & fee required)


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