Billy Mould
Encyclopedia
William Mould was an English
football full back
. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent
.
as a junior in 1936 from local side Summerbank but saw his development curtailed by the outbreak of the Second World War. Nonetheless when the war ended he featured regularly for the club, initially as a centre back before forming a formidable full back partnership with John McCue
. He left the club in 1952 to sign for Crewe Alexandra
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football full back
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
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Career
Mould signed for Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
as a junior in 1936 from local side Summerbank but saw his development curtailed by the outbreak of the Second World War. Nonetheless when the war ended he featured regularly for the club, initially as a centre back before forming a formidable full back partnership with John McCue
John McCue
John McCue was an English football Full back.-Career:McCue first became associated with his local club Stoke City as a fifteen year old although, despite turning professional during the Second World War, his debut in the Football League was delayed until the end of the conflict...
. He left the club in 1952 to sign for Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
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Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1937–38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1938–39 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1946–47 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1947–48 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 177 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 194 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
1952–53 | | | |||||
| 1953–54 | | | ||||||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 65 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 242 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 259 | 1 | |