Billy Poulson

Billy Poulson
Personal information
Full name William Edward Poulson[1]
Date of birth 1862[1]
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 23 January 1937(1937-01-23) (age 74-75)[1]
Place of death Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1879–1891 Port Vale 34 (3)
Total 34 (3)

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

† Appearances (goals)

William Edward "Billy" Poulson (1862 – 23 January 1937) was an English footballer. He was a one-club man for Port Vale, possibly also being one of its founders.

Playing career

Poulson played left-back in Port Vale's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882 in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay.[1] In fact he was most probably a founder-member of the club in the late 1870s.[1] With Vale he won numerous trophies, including the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and 1885 and was also a scorer in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, which was won 12–0 against Ironbridge.[1] By December 1889 though he began to appear less frequently in the first 11 and was most likely released at the end of the 1890–91 season.[1] He had scored 15 goals in 225 games for the club, playing in some nine positions over his twelve or so years for the Vale.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1882–83–00002020
1883–8400009090
1884–850000214214
1885–860050232282
1886–870041392433
1887–880010361371
1888–89Combination19300200393
1889–90–0010212222
1890–91Midland League1500090240
Total 3431111801122515

Honours

with Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 237. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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