Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Biggers [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 October 1874 | ||
Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
Date of death | 11 July 1935[1] | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Surrey, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Mexborough | |||
–1900 | Thurnscoe Victoria | ||
1900 | Birtley | ||
1900–1901 | Sheffield United | 14 | (0) |
1902–1903 | West Ham United | 6 | (0) |
1903–1904 | Fulham | 6 | (0) |
1904–1910 | Watford | 217 | (1) |
1910–1913 | Rochdale | 100 | (0) |
1913 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
1913–1917 | Rochdale | 63 | (0) |
1919–1920 | Leyland Motors | ||
1931 | Earlestown | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Biggers (16 October 1874 – 11 July 1935), known during his playing career as Billy Biggar, was an English professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Southern League for Watford. [1] In all competitions for the Hornets, he made 283 appearances and scored two penalties. [1] Earlier in his career, Biggar appeared in the Football League for Sheffield United. [2] [3] [4] He latterly made over 200 appearances in all competitions for non-League club Rochdale. [5] Biggar also acted as trainer at Rochdale and coached at Earlestown. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 1902–03 [7] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Fulham | 1903–04 [8] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Watford | 1904–05 [9] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |
1905–06 [10] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
1906–07 [11] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
1907–08 [12] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
1908–09 [13] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
1909–10 [14] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
Total | 217 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 1 | ||
Rochdale | 1910–11 [5] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
1911–12 [5] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 [c] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
1912–13 [5] | Central League | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 [d] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
Total | 100 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 132 | 0 | ||
Rochdale | 1913–14 [5] | Central League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [e] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
1914–15 [5] | Central League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 [f] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Total | 163 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 213 | 0 | ||
Career total | 394 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 468 | 1 |
Rochdale
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Biggers [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 October 1874 | ||
Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
Date of death | 11 July 1935[1] | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Surrey, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Mexborough | |||
–1900 | Thurnscoe Victoria | ||
1900 | Birtley | ||
1900–1901 | Sheffield United | 14 | (0) |
1902–1903 | West Ham United | 6 | (0) |
1903–1904 | Fulham | 6 | (0) |
1904–1910 | Watford | 217 | (1) |
1910–1913 | Rochdale | 100 | (0) |
1913 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
1913–1917 | Rochdale | 63 | (0) |
1919–1920 | Leyland Motors | ||
1931 | Earlestown | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Biggers (16 October 1874 – 11 July 1935), known during his playing career as Billy Biggar, was an English professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Southern League for Watford. [1] In all competitions for the Hornets, he made 283 appearances and scored two penalties. [1] Earlier in his career, Biggar appeared in the Football League for Sheffield United. [2] [3] [4] He latterly made over 200 appearances in all competitions for non-League club Rochdale. [5] Biggar also acted as trainer at Rochdale and coached at Earlestown. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 1902–03 [7] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Fulham | 1903–04 [8] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Watford | 1904–05 [9] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |
1905–06 [10] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
1906–07 [11] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
1907–08 [12] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
1908–09 [13] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
1909–10 [14] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
Total | 217 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 1 | ||
Rochdale | 1910–11 [5] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
1911–12 [5] | Lancashire Combination First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 [c] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
1912–13 [5] | Central League | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 [d] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
Total | 100 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 132 | 0 | ||
Rochdale | 1913–14 [5] | Central League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [e] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
1914–15 [5] | Central League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 [f] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Total | 163 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 213 | 0 | ||
Career total | 394 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 468 | 1 |
Rochdale