Billy Byrne (footballer)

Billy Byrne

Personal information
Full name	William Byrne[1]
Date of birth	22 October 1918[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1946–1947	Port Vale	15	(2)
1947–1949	Crewe Alexandra	18	(1)
	Stafford Rangers
Total		33+	(3+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

William "Billy" Byrne (born 22 October 1918) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Byrne joined Port Vale as an amateur in March 1946 and after making his debut in a war cup match in April that year, signed as a professional the next month.^[1] He played fifteen league and one FA Cup game in the 1946–47 season, but only scored two goals in wins over Mansfield Town and Notts County in the Third Division South.^[1] He left The Old Recreation Ground in July 1947, when manager Gordon Hodgson transferred him to nearby Crewe Alexandra of the Third Division North.^[1] He scored one goal in 18 appearances for the "Railwaymen" in 1947–48 and 1948–49 under Frank Hill and then Arthur Turner.^[1] He later he played for non-league Stafford Rangers.^[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 50. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.