BILL GODLEY

Bill Godley
Personal information
Full name	William Godley
Date of birth	10 April 1880
Place of birth	Durham, England
Date of death	1960 (aged 80)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1901	South Bank
1902–1904	Middlesbrough
1904–1905	Stoke
1905–1906	Plymouth Argyle
1906	Reading
1907	New Brompton
1908	Darlington
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Godley (10 April 1880 – 1960) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Godley was born in Durham and played for South Bank before joining Middlesbrough in 1902.^[1] He played twice for "Boro" before joining Stoke where he played three times in 1904–05 scoring once against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup.^[1] He then went on to play for Plymouth Argyle, Reading, New Brompton and Darlington.^[1]

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1902–03	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Middlesbrough	1903–04	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Stoke	1904–05	First Division	2	0	1	1	3	1
Plymouth Argyle	1905–06	Southern League	8	2	0	0	8	2
Career total			12	2	1	1	13	3

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Bill Godley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	William Godley^[1]
Date of birth	10 April 1880^[1]
Place of birth	Durham, England^[1]
Date of death	1960 (aged 80)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1901	South Bank
1902–1904	Middlesbrough	2	(0)
1904–1905	Stoke	2	(0)
1905–1906	Plymouth Argyle	8	(2)
1906	Reading
1907	New Brompton
1908	Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals