Billy Wrigglesworth
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography William Herbert Wrigglesworth (12 November 1912 – 11 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Chesterfield, before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934. He was top scorer for Wolves in the 1935–36 season with 13 goals. Wrigglesworth joined Manchester United in 1937. He spent 10 years with Manchester United but for most of that time there was no competitive senior football due to the Second World War, meaning that he was restricted to 37 matches for the club, scoring 10 goals.[1] In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers in a swap deal that involved goalkeeper Bill Fielding going to Old Trafford.
Personal life
Wrigglesworth's younger brother Bob was also a footballer and was killed during the Second World War.[2][3]
Honours
Chesterfield
- Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1932–33[4]
- Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1933–34[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesterfield | 1932–33[4] | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1933–34[5] | Third Division North | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Manchester United | 1936–37[6] | First Division | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 1937–38[6] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1938–39[6] | First Division | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 1945–46[6] | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1946–47[6] | First Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Southampton | 1947–48[6] | Second Division | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 59 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 16 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
- ↑ 1 appearance in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
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External links
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- 1912 births
- People from South Elmsall
- Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield
- Footballers from West Yorkshire
- 1980 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Cardiff City F.C. wartime guest players
- York City F.C. wartime guest players
- Walsall F.C. wartime guest players
- Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players
- Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen