Billy Balmer
Balmer with Everton in 1906 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Atherton Balmer[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1875-07-29)29 July 1875[1] | ||
Place of birth | West Derby, England[1] | ||
Date of death | February 1961 (1961-03) (aged 85)[1] | ||
Place of death | Huddersfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Aintree Church | |||
South Shore | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1897–1908 | Everton | 293 | (1) |
1909–1911 | Croydon Common | 43 | (1) |
1912 | Chester | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1905 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Billy Balmer (29 July 1875 – February 1961) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Everton, as well as the England national side.[1] His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer.
Career
Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore and went on to play 331 games, scoring one goal. His brother Bob – four years his junior – also played for Everton. His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.[2]
His only England appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Ireland in 1905.
Balmer spent the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons in the Southern League with Croydon Common, making 64 appearances and scoring four goals.[2] In 1912, 35-year-old Balmer joined Chester in the Lancashire Combination, but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best.[3]
In 1921, Balmer was appointed as trainer at Huddersfield Town and progressed to become a coach with the club.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "England Players – Billy Balmer". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – William Balmer" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885–1997. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
External links
- Billy Balmer at Englandstats.com
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