Billy Balmer

Billy Balmer
Personal information
Full name William Balmer
Date of birth (1877-07-12)12 July 1877
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 1937 (aged 5960)
Playing position 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)
National team
1905 England 1 (0)

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

† Appearances (goals)

Billy Balmer (12 July 1877 – 1937) was an English football player who played for Everton, as well as the English national side. His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer.

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.

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.[1] 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.[2]

In 1921, Balmer was appointed as trainer at Huddersfield Town and progressed to become a coach with the club.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.zen139857.zen.co.uk/BALMER_William.pdf
  2. Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.

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