Billy Bottrill

Football player infobox
playername = Billy Bottrill


fullname = Walter Gibson Bottrill
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = January 8, 1903
cityofbirth = Eston, North Yorkshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 1975
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
position = Inside Right, Outside Right, Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1922–1924
1924–1928
1928–1929
1929–1930
1930–1933
1933–1934
1934
clubs = Southbank
Middlesbrough
Nelson
Rotherham United
York City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town
Chesterfield
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
017 0(0)
121 (35)
030 (11)
039 (18)
101 (42)
012 0(1)
016 0(5)

Walter Gibson "Billy" Bottrill (8 January 1903 – 1975) was an English footballer.

Career

Bottrill began his professional career with league side Middlesbrough but failed to make the grade, dropping into the non-league with Nelson. After over 120 games for the club he earned a return to the Football League with Rotherham United in 1928. He remained with the "Millers" for just a single season before joining York City, where he was their top scorer for the 1929–30 season, with a total of 20 goals.cite book
last = Batters | first = Dave | title = York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990 | publisher = The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited | year = 1990 | pages = p299 | chapter = City Season-by-Season | isbn = 0907969690 ]

He was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in Summer 1930 and made his Wolves debut on 30 August 1930 in a 4-3 win at fc|Nottingham Forest. He scored 16 goals in his first season at Molineux and hit 21 in the following year as the club won the Second Division championship.

He remained in the Wolves side for the majority of their return to the top flight, scoring 7 further goals in what proved his final season with the club, as they narrowly avoided relegation.In Summer 1933, he moved to fellow First Division club Huddersfield Town but was soon allowed to join lowly Chesterfield where he ended his career.

He died in 1975.

References

Persondata
NAME= Bottrill, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bottrill, Walter
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 8 January, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH= Eston, North Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH= 1975
PLACE OF DEATH=