Bill Atkins (footballer)

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Bill Atkins
Personal information
Full name William Mark Atkins [1]
Date of birth (1939-05-09) 9 May 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth Solihull, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1959 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1959–1965 Swindon Town 75 (28)
1965–1967 Halifax Town 74 (34)
1967–1969 Stockport County 92 (37)
1969 Portsmouth 11 (2)
1969–1972 Halifax Town 125 (37)
1972–1973 Rochdale 25 (7)
1973–1975 Darlington 44 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Mark Atkins (born 9 May 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. [3]

Atkins made league appearances for six different clubs, including two spells and 200 appearances with Halifax Town. [3] His first spell with Halifax ended in March 1967 when he moved to Stockport County in a swap-deal with David Shawcross. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bill Atkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Butler, Frank; Collins, Patrick (1968). News of the World Football Annual 1968–69. London. p. 304.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 Bill Atkins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. ↑ "Jim Fryatt & Bill Atkins". Stockport County Official Site. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.


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