Billy Guest

Billy Guest
Personal information
Full name William Francis Guest[1]
Date of birth (1914-02-08)8 February 1914
Place of birth Brierley Hill,[1] England
Date of death 15 November 1994(1994-11-15) (aged 80)[1]
Place of death Darwen,[1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
1928–1932 Birmingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1937 Birmingham 76 (15)
1937–1947 Blackburn Rovers 88 (30)
1947–1948 Walsall 5 (0)
1948–1949 Peterborough United 38 (18)
1949–19?? Kidderminster Harriers
Lovell's Athletic
Hinckley United
Bilston United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Francis Guest (8 February 1914 – 15 November 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers and Walsall in the Football League either side of the Second World War.[3] During the war, he won a runners-up medal with Blackburn Rovers in the 1940 Football League War Cup Final. He went on to play for Peterborough United in the Midland League, for Kidderminster Harriers and Lovell's Athletic in the Southern League, and for Hinckley United and Bilston United.[1]

During the war he was a guest-player for Lovell's Athletic, the works team for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. ^ "Bright outlooks at Villa Park and St. Andrew's. Birmingham". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 17 August 1933. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Andy. "Lovell's Athletic: Lost Newport football club in team photos". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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