Chris Billy
Christopher Anthony Billy is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Bury and Carlisle United. He also played for Halifax Town, Farsley Celtic and Ossett Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Anthony Billy | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Huddersfield Town | 94 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Plymouth Argyle | 118 | (8) |
| 1998 | Notts County | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Bury | 178 | (11) |
| 2003–2007 | Carlisle United | 142 | (3) |
| 2007 | Halifax Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Farsley Celtic | 15 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ossett Town (loan) | ||
| Total | 566 | (26) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Billy began his career with Huddersfield Town in 1991.[2] He scored the winning goal in the Second Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium in 1995 that saw Huddersfield promoted to the First Division under the management of Neil Warnock.[3] The latter resigned within days and was appointed manager of Plymouth Argyle, who had just been relegated to the Third Division, and he signed Billy in August. He scored four goals in his first season with the club as they gained promotion via the play-offs, and made 137 appearances in all competitions during his three seasons with Argyle, scoring nine times.[4] He had a brief spell with Notts County in 1998 before being signed by Warnock again, this time for Bury.[2] He spent five seasons with Bury and amassed 178 league appearances, with 11 goals.[2]
He left Bury in 2003 and moved to Carlisle United,[1][2] where he experienced relegation from the Football League in his first season with the club. Carlisle made a swift return from the Football Conference the following season, gaining promotion through the play-offs. Gaining back to back promotions winning league 2 the following year. Having made 142 appearances for Carlisle, Billy was transferred to Halifax Town in January 2007.[2][5] Eight months later, he was released from his contract to join Farsley Celtic.[6] He spent time on loan with Ossett Town, having signed in February 2008,[7] before retiring as a player.
Honours edit
Carlisle United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2005–06[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Chris Billy". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Chris Billy". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Colman, Jon (6 February 2007). "How Boo-Boy Victim Chris Became Blues Cult Hero". News and Star. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Chris Billy". GoS–DB. Greens on Screen. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Halifax make late swoop for Billy". BBC Sport. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
- ^ "Farsley sign Halifax midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ "Ossett Take Billy on Loan". Non League Daily. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Carlisle 1–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links edit
- Chris Billy at Soccerbase