Billy Horner

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Billy Horner
Personal information
Full name William Horner
Date of birth (1942-09-07) 7 September 1942 (age 80)
Place of birth Cassop, England
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1969 Middlesbrough 187 (11)
1969–1975 Darlington 218 (5)
Managerial career
1974–1975 Darlington
1976–1983 Hartlepool United
1984–1986 Hartlepool United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Horner (born 7 September 1942 in Cassop, England) is an English footballer and manager.

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Horner played at Middlesbrough from 1960 to 1969, primarily as a defender. He moved on to Darlington where he played until 1975.

He joined York City as a coach in 1971 under Tom Johnston and was released in January 1972 following a behind the scenes player's dispute. [1] [2]

He was player-manager of Darlington during the 1974–75 season, in which the club had to apply for re-election. He left the club at the end of the season and was appointed as coach to Darlington's arch-rivals Hartlepool. In October 1976, he took over as manager, and had two separate spells in this role: one from 1976 to 1983 and the other from 1983 to 1986. Although Hartlepool applied for re-election to the League on three occasions, Horner also guided the club to a respectable 9th-place finish in 1980–81, during which the club had been promotion contenders. In his second spell at the club, Hartlepool finished 7th in 1985–86, in which they had also been a promotion contender for much of the season.

Managerial stats

TeamFromToRecord
GWLDWin %
Darlington August 1974May 19754613231028.3
Hartlepool United October 1976March 1983307951357730.9
Hartlepool United December 1983November 19869430432131.9

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References

  1. ↑ Batters, Dave (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. p. 221. ISBN   978-1-85983-633-0.
  2. ↑ "1972 YCFC player dispute".


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