Bill Pocock
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Thomas Pocock | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 4 February 1959 | ||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Bedminster St Francis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Army | |||
1919–1926 | Bristol City | 238 | (46) |
1926–1927 | St Johnstone | 24 | (1) |
1927–1928 | Bath City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Thomas Pocock (24 February 1894 — 4 February 1959) was an English footballer who played as an outside left.
Career
Bill Pocock played locally for Bedminster St Francis before joining the Army. Joe Palmer signed him in July 1919 for Bristol City.[2][3][4]
Honours
- with Bristol City
- Football League Third Division South winner: 1922–23
- FA Cup semi-finalist 1920
References
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Bristol City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
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- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from April 2016
- Use British English from April 2016
- 1894 births
- 1959 deaths
- Footballers from Bristol
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- English Football League players
- Bath City F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- All stub articles
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs