William James Sawyer (1870–1940) was born in Liverpool. Better known simply as "WJ" or Bill to friends. He was an accountant who rose to be Secretary of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company. He played a prominent role in footballing circles on Merseyside over a 30-year period. He was instrumental in the formation of South Liverpool F.C., which in 1914 played the likes of Tranmere Rovers F.C., Chester City F.C., Accrington Stanley and others. He was Hon. Secretary/Manager of Everton F.C. in 1918-19 (until stepping down due to work commitments) - steering the club through tricky times as World War I ended. He remained on the Everton Board for a decade and chaired the Financial Committee. In 1925 he was involved in bringing Willian "Dixie" Dean to the club. Mr Sawyer also assisted in the formation of Wigan Borough FC (forerunner of Wigan Athletic). In 1933, he became Secretary-Manager at New Brighton A.F.C., who were South Liverpool FC, who relocated to New Brighton, guiding them to relative success over a 7-year period.
Known to be a "bon-viveur", he had twin sons in 1895 Daniel and William Herbert. William Herbert later served as President of the Everton Shareholders Federation.
william, james, sawyer, 1870, 1940, born, liverpool, better, known, simply, bill, friends, accountant, rose, secretary, leeds, liverpool, canal, company, played, prominent, role, footballing, circles, merseyside, over, year, period, instrumental, formation, so. William James Sawyer 1870 1940 was born in Liverpool Better known simply as WJ or Bill to friends He was an accountant who rose to be Secretary of the Leeds Liverpool Canal Company He played a prominent role in footballing circles on Merseyside over a 30 year period He was instrumental in the formation of South Liverpool F C which in 1914 played the likes of Tranmere Rovers F C Chester City F C Accrington Stanley and others He was Hon Secretary Manager of Everton F C in 1918 19 until stepping down due to work commitments steering the club through tricky times as World War I ended He remained on the Everton Board for a decade and chaired the Financial Committee In 1925 he was involved in bringing Willian Dixie Dean to the club Mr Sawyer also assisted in the formation of Wigan Borough FC forerunner of Wigan Athletic In 1933 he became Secretary Manager at New Brighton A F C who were South Liverpool FC who relocated to New Brighton guiding them to relative success over a 7 year period Known to be a bon viveur he had twin sons in 1895 Daniel and William Herbert William Herbert later served as President of the Everton Shareholders Federation WJ died on 27 June 1940 and is buried in Anfield Cemetery References editRest In Pieces South Liverpool Football Club 1894 1994 by Hyder Jawad History of The Everton FC 1878 1928 by Thomas Keates New Brighton A Complete Record by Garth Dykes Soccerama 02 The Culture of Football edited by Hyder Jawad nbsp This biographical article related to an English association football manager is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William James Sawyer amp oldid 1009307317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
