Born in Washington, County Durham in 1896, Billy was playing for a pit side when he was enticed south by West Ham in 1921.
A short, stockily built and balding right winger he did not look like a...
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Born in Washington, County Durham in 1896, Billy was playing for a pit side when he was enticed south by West Ham in 1921. A short, stockily built and balding right winger he did not look like a...