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Bill
Eckersley |
Blackburn Rovers FC
17 appearances, 0 goals
P 17 W 8 D 5 L 4 F 44:
A 33
62% successful
1950-55
captain: none
minutes played: 1461 |
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Timeline |
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William Eckersley |
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Birth |
16 July 1925 in
Southport, Lancashire [registered in
Ormskirk, September 1925]. |
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Death |
25 October 1982 in Blackburn, Lancashire,
aged
57 years 101 days
[registered in Blackburn, December 1982]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began playing
football with High Park FC of Southport. He then joined Blackburn
Rovers FC as an amateur in November 1947, turning professional in March
1948. Remaining with Rovers until his injury-forced retirement in February
1961. Playing in 406 league matches, and scoring twenty times. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(six appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6", 10st.
1lb [1950]. |
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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 two who
became the 695th players (695) to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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First match |
No. 258, 2 July 1950, Spain 1 England 0, a
World Cup Finals match at Estádio Municipal, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, aged 24 years 351 days. |
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Last match |
No. 284, 25 November 1953, England 3 Hungary
6, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years
132 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1950;
British Championship 1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1952-53, winners 1953-54; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(three appearances, 1950); |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After leaving the game, Bill worked as a
private car driver. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.93. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
unused |
minutes |
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captain |
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17 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
1461 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
17 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
44 |
33 |
+11 |
2 |
2 |
2.588 |
1.941 |
61.8 |
+4 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
21 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2.875 |
2.625 |
56.3 |
+1 |
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Away |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
11 |
+10 |
1 |
2 |
2.625 |
1/375 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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Neutral |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Shirt Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
14 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
33 |
27 |
+6 |
2 |
2 |
2.357 |
1.929 |
53.6 |
+1 |
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Red |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
4.50 |
2.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Blue |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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WCF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
1 |
0 |
2.333 |
1.00 |
67.0 |
+1 |
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British Championship |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.75 |
1.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
| The 1953-54
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
12 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
25 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.75 |
2.083 |
66.7 |
+4 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP/BC 1953-54 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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WCP All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF 1950 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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World
Cup |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC 1949-50 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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WC/BC 1953-54 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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WC All |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
1 |
0 |
2.333 |
1.00 |
67.0 |
+1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1950-51 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1952-53 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC/WCP 1953-54 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.75 |
1.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
1 |
0 |
2.333 |
1.00 |
67.0 |
+1 |
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BC |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.75 |
1.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
The 1953-54
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
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5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
+3 |
1 |
0 |
2.20 |
1.60 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Match History
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Club:
Blackburn Rovers F.C. -
seventeen full appearances (1461 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom -
seventeen full appearances (1461 min)x
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