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Billy
Beats |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 8:
A 2
75% successful
1901-02
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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William Edwin Beats |
Birth |
13 November 1871 in
Wolstanton, Staffordshire [registered in
Wolstanton, December 1871]. |
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According to the 1881 census,
the nine year-old William is the eldest son, although the fourth of six
children, to Edwin and Amelia. They all live in Victoria Street in
Wolstanton. His father is a slater. |
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According to the 1891 census,
William, now a stone miner, is the oldest of the three children that are
at home with their parents, still in Victoria Street. |
Marriage |
to Elizabeth
Paulina Cousens
[registered in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, June 1898]. |
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According to the 1901 census,
William, now a professional footballer, is now married to Elizabeth with a
single daughter, Alice, living at 62 Bristol Street in Wolverhampton. |
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According to the 1911 census,
William E., a professional trainer in the football industry, is married
with five children, Alice, John, Edwin, William and Lena, all living at 95
Grovelands Road in Reading. |
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According to the 1921 census,
William E., still married and now a licensed victualler, and with four
children and a servant, they live at 46/48 Castle Street in Reading. |
Death |
13 April 1939 at 2
Manchester Road, Reading,
aged
67 years 151 days
[registered in Reading, June 1939].
Left £5687 18s. 11d. to his sons Edwin and William.
Probate and death registrations
confirms his death date, not 6 April 1936. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his football
career with Port Hill FC. His reputation was such that Stoke FC and
Newcastle-under-Lyme Swifts FC were coveting him. Indeed, Beats nearly
came to terms with Stoke, but he signed his first professional form with
Burslem Port Vale FC, joining their reserve side Port Vale Rovers FC in
1889. He played with them for a season and a half and joined the senior
side as an inside-left. After completing 77
league appearances in wich he scored 26 goals, he joined Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC in 1895. Another 199 League
appearances followed and another 67 goals. Joined Bristol Rovers FC in May 1903,
making a further 94 league outings, and scoring another 44. Beats returned
to Burselm Port Vale FC in May 1906, making
another 33 league appearances and scoring another thirteen goals. Joined Reading FC in 1907 as their
player-coach, retiring from playing in 1911. |
Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1895-96; Southern League
winners 1904-05; |
Individual honours |
Football League
(five appearances) |
Distinctions |
His son, Edwin,
would go onto win schoolboy honours with England and become a professional
footballer. |
Height/Weight |
5'
7", 10st.
12lbs [1902]. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of six who
became the 262nd players (266) player to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
First match |
No. 72, 18 March 1901, England
6 Wales 0, a British Championship match at St. James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aged 29 years
125 days. |
Last match |
No. 76,
3 May 1902, England 2
Scotland
2, a replayed British Championship
match at Aston Lower Grounds, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged
30 years 171 days. |
Major tournaments |
British Championship 1900-01, 1901-02; |
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1900-01; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
None |
Beyond England |
At the age of thirteen, he went into
the coalpit and worked as a miner for seven years. Afterwards, he helped
his father as a slater. After leaving Reading FC, Beats
joined Bristol Rovers FC as their trainer in 1911, returning to Reading FC
in 1914. He retired from the game during the war. Became a licensee in
Reading from 1914 to 1936. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.29/30. |
Billy Beats - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
Billy Beats
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Billy Beats
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
British Championship Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1900-01 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
BC 1901-02 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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CG
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