Billy Bloomfield

Billy Bloomfield
Personal information
Full name William George Bloomfield[1]
Date of birth (1939-08-25)25 August 1939
Place of birth Kensington, England
Date of death 1 September 2003(2003-09-01) (aged 64)
Place of death Kensington, England[1]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1956–1959 Brentford 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Billy Bloomfield was an English football inside left who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2]

Career

Bloomfield joined Division Three South side Brentford at a young age and made his debut in April 1957, in a 2-2 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[3] He made one further first team appearance against Coventry City in September 1957.[4] Bloomfield spent much of his time at Griffin Park playing for the reserves, scoring 28 goals in 98 appearances.[5] Bloomfield retired in 1959, due to failing eyesight.[5]

Personal life

Bloomfield's older brother Jimmy was also a professional footballer.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Billy Bloomfield". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1957-04-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1957-09-28. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  5. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 0955294916.


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