Wilf Bott

Wilf Bott
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Bott
Date of birth (1907-04-25)25 April 1907
Place of birth Featherstone, England
Date of death July 1992, aged 85
Place of death Hastings, Sussex, England
Playing position Left wing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
–1927 Edlington Colliery Welfare
1927–1931 Doncaster Rovers 111 (32)
1931–1934 Huddersfield Town 110 (25)
1934-1936 Newcastle United 37 (11)
1936–1939? Queens Park Rangers ? (?)
1946 Colchester United 2 (0)
?–? Lancaster Town ? (?)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Wilfred "Wilf" Bott (25 April 1907 – July 1992)[1] was a professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League.

Career

Born in Featherstone, Yorkshire to parents Frederick and Harriet,[2] Bott played for Edlington Colliery Welfare before moving to Football League side Doncaster Rovers in 1927.[3] In his time at Doncaster he scored 33 goals in 120 league and cup games, his last season being the most successful with 17 goals in 28 games including two hat−tricks within three games.[3] His performances brought the attentions of other teams and led to his transfer for a reported "substantial fee" to First Division Huddersfield Town towards the end of the 1930−31 season.[3]

Following a very successful period at Huddersfield, Bott went on to have spells at Newcastle United, QPR, Colchester United and Lancaster Town.[4]

Honours

Club

Huddersfield Town[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Wilfred Bott". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Wilfred Bott, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"". Family Search. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
  4. ↑ "Wilf Bott Colchester United Profile". Coludata.
  5. ↑ "Tier One (Premier League) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.


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