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Bill Isaac
William James Isaac (Q3 1918 – 14 April 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Isaac | ||
| Date of birth | Q3 1918[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tynemouth, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | (aged 22)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Maidstone, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1939–1941 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Isaac enlisted in the British Army at the outbreak of the Second World War and served as an instructor in the Royal Artillery with the rank of bombardier.[2][3] He took part in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk, dying of meningitis in Maidstone on 14 April 1941.[3][4][5][6] He was buried in Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1939–40[1] | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1939–40[6] | League South B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1940–41[6] | South Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Career total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d Bill Isaac at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: William James Isaac". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Former Black Watch Player Dead". Blyth News. 17 April 1941. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
- ^ Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle United's fallen World War I and II heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "The stories of 7 Brighton & Hove Albion players who served in World War II". wearebrighton.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.