Bill Myerscough

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fullname = William Henry Myerscough
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dateofbirth = birth date|1930|6|22
cityofbirth = Bolton
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1977|3|16|1930|6|22
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countryofdeath = England
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position = Inside forward
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years = 19??–1954
1954–1955
1955–1959
1959–1960
1960–1962
1962–1963
1963–1964
1964–19??
clubs = Ashfield
Walsall
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
Coventry City
Chester
Wrexham
Macclesfield Town
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26 0 0(6)
64 0 0(15)
38 00 (11)
58 00 (16)
360 0 (10)
35 00 (5)
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Bill Myerscough (born 22 June 1930, Bolton; died 16 March, 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for six clubs. He was in the Aston Villa side that won the 1957 FA Cup Final.

Playing career

An Inside forward, Myerscough began his professional career at the relatively late age of 24 when he joined Walsall from Ashfield in time for the 1954–55 season. He spent a season with the Saddlers before joining Football League First Division side Aston Villa, where he went on to make 64 league appearances over the next four years.

The highlight though came in the 1957 FA Cup Final, when Villa denied Manchester United a First Division and FA Cup double with a 2–1 victory. Unfortunately the following season ended in relegation and Myerscough spent a season with Rotherham United before joining Coventry City in July 1960.

In March 1962, Myerscough joined Chester, who were destined to finish bottom of the Fourth Division. Myerscough made his debut alongside fellow new signing Ron Hewitt in a 5–1 defeat at York City on 3 March 1962 [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] and ended the season with three goals from 13 games. He featured in half the league games the following season and then moved to Wrexham in exchange for Stan Bennion and George Evans [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.75 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . After a season with Wrexham, Myerscough ended his professional career and joined non-league side Macclesfield Town. He died in 1977.

Honours

Aston Villa

* FA Cup winners: 1956–57.

External links

* [http://www.coventry.tv/video/94888-coventry-city-movie-films-1955-and-1962.html?playlist=4163&position=14 Coventry City movie film featuring Myerscough]

References