Billy Wedlock	Bristol City FC 26 appearances, 2 goals P 26 W 19 D 6 L 1 F 90: A 19 85% successful 1907-14 captain: none minutes played: 2340
Profile
Full name	William John Wedlock
Born	28 October 1880 in Ashton Gate, Bedminster, Somerset [registered in Bedminster, December 1880]. notes: Bedminister was part of the Somerset County Registration until 1889
Baptised	1 December 1880 in St. Francis' Church, Ashton Gate, Bedminster
Census Notes	Cannot be found on the 1881 census, but we know that William is born to Thomas James and Sarah (née Cox).
	According to the 1891 census, William has two more younger siblings, making him one of eight, living at 2 Ashton Place in Bedminster.
	According to the 1901 census, William is a tanner married to Rosian, living at his parents home at 172 North Road in west Bedminster. They have a daughter, six month old Rosina Ellen. They live with his sister, Louisa and her husband and children, as well as three unmarried sublings. His father is a watchman at the Electric Light Works.
	According to the 1911 census, William John is a professional footballer, still married, now with five more children. Three sons, William James, Thomas George (who were both born in Aberdare) and James, two daughters, Lillyy and Ivy, all living at 44 Exeter Road in Bristol. A seventh will be born before the year is out, Frederick George.
	According to the 1939 register, William J., a licensee, is married to Ada L., living at The Star Inn, 1 Bower Ashton Terrace in Bristol.
	Married: twice, firstly to Rosina Maria Lilly, 20 May 1900 at St. John's Church, Bedminster [registered in Bristol, June 1900]. secondly to Ada Louise Owen [registered in Bristol, June 1918].
	Died: 24 January 1965 at 4 Clift House Road, Ashton Gate, Bristol, aged 84 years 88 days [registered in Bristol, March 1965]. Left £1067 to his widow, Ada Louise. Interred in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, in the Arnos Vale area of Bristol.
	Height/Weight: 5' 4½", 10st. 7lbs [1909].
	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Began his football career playing with Masonic Rovers FC and Bristol Melrose FC. Je joined Arlington Rovers FC and made with them for four years, during which time he signed amateur forms with Bristol City FC and represented Gloucestershire FA. From the 1899-1900 season, Wedlock was a part-time professional with Aberdare Athletic FC, until Bristol City FC eventually signed him for the 1905 season, and he remained until his retirment in 1921, completing 403 league appearances.
Club honours	Welsh Cup runners-up 1903-04, 1904-05; Football League Division Two winners 1905-06, Division One runners-up 1906-07; FA Cup runners-up 1908-09;
Individual honours	Football League (three appearances)
Distinctions	The Wedlock Stand is named in his honour at Ashton Gate Stadium
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of five who became 321st players (322) to appear for England
Position(s)	Centre-half
First match	No. 89, 16 February 1907, England 1 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 26 years 111 days.
Last match	No. 118, 16 March 1914, Wales 0 England 2, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 33 years 139 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1913-14;
Team honours	British Championship shared 1907-08, 1911-12, winners 1908-09, 1910-11;
Individual honours	FA Tour of South Africa 1910 (including the three tests), England's Joint-Top Goalscorer (one 1914 - the second non-forward to top the list).
Distinctions	Held the record for record number of consecutive England appearances (25, 1907-12). He was also the oldest goalscorer from March 1914 until May 1923.
Beyond England
A stone mason by trade. After leaving football he was for many years a licensee of The Star Inn, near the Ashton Gate ground, on the Bower Ashton Terrace. Later renamed Wedlocks. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.264.

Billy Wedlock - Career Statistics
Squads	Apps	comp. apps	Mins.		goals ave.min	comp. goals	Capt.	Disc.
28	26	19	2340	2	1170 min	2	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 Wedlock - Match History
Club: Bristol City F.C. - 26 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 26 full capsx
Age 26
1	89	16 February 1907 - England 1 Ireland 0, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	Start	ch
2	90	18 March 1907 - England 1 Wales 1, Craven Cottage, Fulham		HD	Start	ch
3	91	1 April 1907 - England 1 Scotland 1, St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne		HD	Start	ch
Age 27
4	92	15 February 1908 - Ireland 1 England 3, Solitude Ground, Belfast	BC	AW	Start	ch
5	93	16 March 1908 - Wales 1 England 7, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff		AW	Start 30	ch
6	94	4 April 1908 - Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow		AD	Start	ch
7	95	6 June 1908 - Austria 1 England 6, Cricketer Platz, Wien	tour	AW	Start	ch
8	96	8 June 1908 - Austria 1 England 11, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien		AW	Start	ch
9	97	10 June 1908 - Hungary 0 England 7, Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth		AW	Start	ch
10	98	13 June 1908 - Bohemia 0 England 4, Stadión Letná, Praha		AW	Start	ch
Age 28
11	99	13 February 1909 - England 4 Ireland 0, Horton Park Avenue, Bradford	BC	HW	Start	ch
12	100	15 March 1909 - England 2 Wales 0, City Ground, Nottingham		HW	Start	ch
13	101	3 April 1909 - England 2 Scotland 0, Sports Arena, Penge		HW	Start	ch
14	102	29 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 4, Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth	tour	AW	Start	ch
15	103	31 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 8, Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth		AW	Start	ch
16	104	1 June 1909 - Austria 1 England 8, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien		AW	Start	ch
Age 29
17	105	12 February 1910 - Ireland 1 England 1, Solitude Ground, Belfast	BC	AD	Start	ch
18	106	14 March 1910 - Wales 0 England 2, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff		AW	Start	ch
19	107	2 April 1910 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow		AL	Start	ch
FA Tour of South Africa		29 June 1910 - South Africa 0 England 3, Durban, Natal Province	tour	AW	Start	ch
		23 July 1910 - South Africa 2 England 6, Wanderers Ground, Johannesburg		AW	Start	ch
		30 July 1910 - South Africa 3 England 6, Cape Town, Cape Province		AW	Start	ch
Age 30
20	108	11 February 1911 - England 2 Ireland 1, Baseball Ground, Derby	BC	HW	Start	ch
21	109	13 March 1911 - England 3 Wales 0, The Den, New Cross		HW	Start	ch
22	110	1 April 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool		HD	Start	ch
Age 31
23	111	10 February 1912 - Ireland 1 England 6, Dalymount Park, Dublin	BC	AW	Start	ch
24	112	11 March 1912 - Wales 0 England 2, The Racecourse, Wrexham		AW	Start	ch
25	113	23 March 1912 - Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow		AD	Start	ch
Age 33
-	117	14 February 1914 - England 0 Ireland 3, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough	BC	HL	-	-
26	118	16 March 1914 - Wales 0 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff		AW	Start 70	ch
-	119	4 April 1914 - Scotland 3 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow		AL	-	-

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