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Billy
Balmer |
Everton
FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 1:
A 1
50% successful
1905
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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William Atherton Balmer |
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Birth |
Thursday,
29 July 1875 in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [registered in
West Derby, September 1875]. |
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Baptism |
19 September 1875 at St Mary the Virgin Church, West Derby,
Liverpool. |
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According to the 1881 census,
The 'Bulmers' lived at 14 Crosby Green in West Derby. William was
the third of four children to John and Martha. Their father was a Master
Apprentice. |
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According to the 1891
census, Wm A. is one of three children at 14 Crosby Green. His father is
now a joiner and carpenter. |
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According to the 1901 census,
William A., is now a Professional Footballer, still living at 14 Crosby
Green. Now the second child of four. Living with their widowed father,
John. |
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First marriage |
to Alice M. Caple, on 18
January 1903 at St. James Church, West Derby
[registered in West Derby, March 1893]. Still living at 14 Crosby
Green. Alice died 30 March 1916 (during childbirth?). |
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According to the 1911 census,
William is now married and a newsagent living at 20 Mill Lane at West Derby,
he has two children, Vera and Ida, to their mother, Alice. |
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Second marriage |
to Mary E. Thomas
[registered in Huddersfield, September 1918]. |
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According to the 1921
census, William, now a joiner for Johnson & Sons, and is now married to
Mary, and with 18 year-old Vera, and 5 year-old William (from his first
marriage) they live with Mary's family, the Thomas' at 7 Old Fieldhouse
lane in Huddersfield. |
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According to the 1939 register, William A. and Mary E. are now married and
living at 114 Church Street in Huddersfield. William is an incapacitated
joiner. |
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Death |
Saturday, 11 February 1961, aged
85 years 198 days
[registered in Huddersfield, March 1961]. He was living at 154
Lowerhouses Lane in Lowerhouses, Huddersfield. |
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Funeral |
Wednesday, 15 February 1961 at All Hallow's Church, Almondbury.
He is in their
burial register, after he was cremated at Huddersfield
Crematorium. |
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death notes |
The Billy Balmer that died in 1937 was a William
Charles. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Balmer began his
football career at Aintree Church, but Balmer made his name when he signed for Everton
FC from South Shore FC, Blackpool, in 1897. He
was a tough tackling full-back who could play on either side of the pitch
with equal assurance. and on many occasions partnered his brother, Robert,
in the Everton defence. Balmer got his chance in the team
when he replaced Peter Meehan, a highly paid import from Scotland, started
his Everton career poorly. Balmer was drafted in and never looked back and
became a regular in the side from the next season. William Balmer left Everton in 1908
after 293 league appearance when he joined Croydon Common of the Southern League.
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners
1905-06, runners-up 1906-07; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
Brother of Robert (Everton FC), Uncle of Jack Balmer
(Liverpool FC) |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 11st.
9lbs [1903]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who became the 302nd
player (303) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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Only match |
No. 83, 25 February 1905, England 1 Ireland
1, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged 29 years
211 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1904-05; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1904-05; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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According to his 1911 census, Balmer became
a newsagent. Had a spell as coach of
Huddersfield Town FC from 1921. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.21./FindMyPast.com |
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