Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Herbert Layton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Shirley, England | ||
Date of death | February 1984 | (aged 69)||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1937–1946 | Reading | 51 | (17) |
1946–1949 | Bradford Park Avenue | 47 | (5) |
1949–1951 | Colchester United | 44 | (7) |
1951–1954 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Herbert Layton (13 January 1915 – February 1984) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. Layton was born in Shirley, and made appearances in the Football League for Reading, Bradford Park Avenue and Colchester United. [1] He also played in the Southern League for Colchester before their admission to the Football League. [2]
In 1951, Layton left League football to become player-manager at amateur side Harwich & Parkeston. [3] Under his management, the club reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1953. [4] [5] At the end of the 1953–54 season, Layton retired from football to focus on managing the Garland Hotel in Parkeston. [4] [5]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Herbert Layton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Shirley, England | ||
Date of death | February 1984 | (aged 69)||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1937–1946 | Reading | 51 | (17) |
1946–1949 | Bradford Park Avenue | 47 | (5) |
1949–1951 | Colchester United | 44 | (7) |
1951–1954 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Herbert Layton (13 January 1915 – February 1984) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. Layton was born in Shirley, and made appearances in the Football League for Reading, Bradford Park Avenue and Colchester United. [1] He also played in the Southern League for Colchester before their admission to the Football League. [2]
In 1951, Layton left League football to become player-manager at amateur side Harwich & Parkeston. [3] Under his management, the club reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1953. [4] [5] At the end of the 1953–54 season, Layton retired from football to focus on managing the Garland Hotel in Parkeston. [4] [5]