Billy Wrigglesworth
William Herbert Wrigglesworth (12 November 1912 – 11 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Chesterfield, before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934. He was top scorer for Wolves in the 1935–36 season with 13 goals. Wrigglesworth joined Manchester United in 1937. He spent 10 years with Manchester United but for most of that time there was no competitive senior football due to the Second World War, meaning that he was restricted to 37 matches for the club, scoring 10 goals.[2] In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers in a swap deal that involved goalkeeper Bill Fielding going to Old Trafford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Herbert Wrigglesworth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | South Elmsall, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 1980 (aged 67)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Accrington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Frickley Colliery | |||
| 1932–1934 | Chesterfield | 34 | (6) |
| 1934–1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 50 | (21) |
| 1937–1947 | Manchester United | 27 | (7) |
| 1947 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | (1) |
| 1947–1948 | Southampton | 12 | (4) |
| 1948 | Reading | 5 | (0) |
| Burton Albion | |||
| Scarborough | |||
| Total | 141 | (39) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Wrigglesworth's younger brother Bob was also a footballer and was killed during the Second World War.[3][4]
Honours
Chesterfield
- Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1932–33[5]
- Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1933–34[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesterfield | 1932–33[5] | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1933–34[6] | Third Division North | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Manchester United | 1936–37[7] | First Division | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 1937–38[7] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1938–39[7] | First Division | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 1945–46[7] | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1946–47[7] | First Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Southampton | 1947–48[7] | Second Division | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 59 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
References
- ^ a b "Billy Wrigglesworth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Billy Wrigglesworth". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1932–33". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1933–34". Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Billy Wrigglesworth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- Profile at MUFCInfo.com