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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

Timeline
  William Edwin Beats
Birth 13 November 1871 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire [registered in Wolstanton, December 1871].
 

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.
 

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].
 

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.
 

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.
  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

 

Billy Beats - Match History
 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 2 full appearances

F.A. International Select Committee - 2 full capsx

Age 29
1 72 18 March 1901 - England 6 Wales 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne BC HW Start cf
Age 30
void 5 April 1902 - Scotland 1 England 1, Ibrox Park, Glasgow BC AD Start cf
2 76 3 May 1902 - England 2 Scotland 2, Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham HD Start cf

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