Bill Appleyard

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Willie Appleyard
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Appleyard for Newcastle
Personal information
Full name Willie Appleyard
Date of birth(1878-08-13)13 August 1878
Place of birth Caistor, England [1]
Date of death 14 January 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 79)
Place of death Newcastle, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1901–1902 Grimsby Town 44 (19)
1902–1908 Newcastle United 126 (71)
1908 Oldham Athletic
1908–1909 Grimsby Town 13 (2)
1909 Mansfield Mechanics
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willie Appleyard (13 August 1878 – 14 January 1958) was an English footballer, whose career at the highest level was cut short through injury.

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Football career

William Appleyard, born in Caistor, Lincolnshire, known as Bill or Willie, began his career at amateur outfit Cleethorpes before signing for Grimsby Town in 1901. [1] Nicknamed Cockles, a reference to his previous job he had as a Grimsby fisherman, he joined the Mariners who had just been promoted from the second division and in the 1901–02 season, Appleyard scored 9 goals in 19 league appearances for Grimsby. [2] In his second season he scored 10 in 25 league appearances as Grimsby finished bottom. Already relegated he signed for Newcastle United in April 1903, playing in two matches for the Magpies before the season ended. [3]

In his first season on Tyneside, he scored 16 league goals in 31 matches and scored in his only FA Cup appearance that season. [3] The following season Newcastle won the first division and finished runners up in the FA Cup. [4] Appleyard scored 14 goals in 28 appearances in their successful league campaign and a further 2 goals in 5 FA Cup games on the way to the final. In the final Newcastle United lost 2–0 to Aston Villa. [5] Another FA Cup Final followed the next season, double disappointment this time, as this time Newcastle United lost 1–0 against Everton. Not only the result but Appleyard, despite being United's top scorer hitting 6 goals in 5 games, was not selected for the final, Ronald Orr, who was omitted in last season's final, lined up instead. [6] In the league however he scored 11 in 21 appearances as Newcastle finished fourth, eight points off champions Liverpool. The 1906-07 season saw Newcastle become champions once again, Appleyard bagging 17 goals in 23 appearances. [7] The 1907-08 season was to be his last season for Newcastle, injury cutting short his impressive career. He still managed 13 goals in 23 league games and also scored 8 goals in 6 FA Cup matches, including becoming the first player to score a hat-trick for Newcastle in an FA Cup tie, ironically against his former club Grimsby Town on 7 March 1908. [8] A third FA Cup final for Newcastle United in four years, Appleyard playing in his second, that saw the Magpies managing to score this time, but lost yet again, this time 3-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. [9]

After playing 146 games for Newcastle and scoring an impressive 88 goals, injury enforced his departure from the club at the end of the season. [10] Appleyard signed for second division Oldham Athletic, making only four appearances before making a return to Grimsby Town, also in the second division, during the 1908–09 season, where he scored 2 goals in 13 appearances. His return was brief, joining Mansfield Mechanics in 1909. [11] He retired shortly afterwards and returned to Tyneside, working in Wallsend at the Vickers Shipbuilding yard. [12]

He died on Tuesday 14 January 1958 at Newcastle General Hospital, aged 79.

Honours

As a player

Newcastle United

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References

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  2. ↑ Dave Kelly (2008). The Grimsby Town Story 1878–2008. London: Yore Publications. p. 176. ISBN   978-0-9557889-3-2.
  3. 1 2 "Bill Appleyard". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "1904-05 Season Final Football Tables". www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Rhett (31 May 2022). "1905 FA Cup Final: Aston Villa 2 Defeats Newcastle United 0". History Of Soccer. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "FA Cup Final 1906". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "1906-07 Season Final Football Tables". www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Scott, Kenneth H. "A Thirst for Firsts... ~ toon1892". www.toon1892.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Inside The Museum | 1908 FA Cup Final Programme". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Scott, Kenneth H. "William -Bill- Appleyard | Player Profile | toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere..." toon1892.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "England uncapped players - Bill Appleyard". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. ↑ Kev Fletcher (2015). The Toon's Greatest 100 Players Ever. Morrisville, North Carolina: Lulu Publications. p. 178. ISBN   978-1-326-29685-8.

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