| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willie Pease [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 1955 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Redcar, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holbeck St. Barnabas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Leeds City | 0 [2] | (0) |
| 1919–1926 | Northampton Town | 278 [2] | (46) |
| 1926–1933 | Middlesbrough | 222 [2] | (99) |
| 1933–1935 | Luton Town | 33 [2] | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1927 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willie Pease (30 September 1899 – 2 October 1955) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
He played in the Football League for Northampton Town, Middlesbrough and Luton Town. [3] [4] [2]
Early and personal life
Willie Pease was born on 30 September 1899 in Leeds. [1] His birth name has been mis-reported as William Harold Pease. [1] He was the second of five children. [1]
Career
Pease began his career with Holbeck St. Barnabas before joining the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I. [1] He signed for Leeds City as an amateur, being sold to Northampton Town (again as an amateur) in October 1919. [1] He moved to Middlesbrough in May 1926, and to Luton Town in June 1933. [1] [3] A role as player-manager of Gateshead in December 1934 and a later role with Hartlepools United both fell through, and he retired in January 1935. [1]
Pease earned one international cap for England in 1927. [1] [5]
Later life and death
Pease was married with three sons. [1] After retiring as a player he entered the licensing trade; in 1939 he was the manager of a hotel in Middlesbrough, and in 1940 he was managing a hotel in Stokesley. [1] He later ran a bed & breakfast in Redcar, where he died on 2 October 1955, aged 56, from a brain hemorrhage. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "England Players - Billy Pease". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ a b Billy Pease at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
- ^ "Willie Pease". Englandstats.com.
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- 1899 births
- 1955 deaths
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Leeds City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Military personnel from Leeds
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Footballers from Leeds
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willie Pease [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 1955 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Redcar, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holbeck St. Barnabas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Leeds City | 0 [2] | (0) |
| 1919–1926 | Northampton Town | 278 [2] | (46) |
| 1926–1933 | Middlesbrough | 222 [2] | (99) |
| 1933–1935 | Luton Town | 33 [2] | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1927 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willie Pease (30 September 1899 – 2 October 1955) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
He played in the Football League for Northampton Town, Middlesbrough and Luton Town. [3] [4] [2]
Early and personal life
Willie Pease was born on 30 September 1899 in Leeds. [1] His birth name has been mis-reported as William Harold Pease. [1] He was the second of five children. [1]
Career
Pease began his career with Holbeck St. Barnabas before joining the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I. [1] He signed for Leeds City as an amateur, being sold to Northampton Town (again as an amateur) in October 1919. [1] He moved to Middlesbrough in May 1926, and to Luton Town in June 1933. [1] [3] A role as player-manager of Gateshead in December 1934 and a later role with Hartlepools United both fell through, and he retired in January 1935. [1]
Pease earned one international cap for England in 1927. [1] [5]
Later life and death
Pease was married with three sons. [1] After retiring as a player he entered the licensing trade; in 1939 he was the manager of a hotel in Middlesbrough, and in 1940 he was managing a hotel in Stokesley. [1] He later ran a bed & breakfast in Redcar, where he died on 2 October 1955, aged 56, from a brain hemorrhage. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "England Players - Billy Pease". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ a b Billy Pease at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
- ^ "Willie Pease". Englandstats.com.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1899 births
- 1955 deaths
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Leeds City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Military personnel from Leeds
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Footballers from Leeds
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs