William Dennis Williams (27 September 1905 – 8 March 1994) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Leytonstone, he became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of age, when in 1921 he signed for West Ham United from Fairbairn House. On 6 May 1922 (making an appearance against Blackpool) at aged 16 years and 221 days, he became West Ham's youngest ever player; a record he held until Reece Oxford made his debut 23 days younger in 2015.[1][2][3] The forward made 44 appearances in all competitions and scored nine goals for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 1927.[4] He played only one season for Chelsea, playing only two games without scoring.[5]

References

  1. ^ "West Ham United FC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ "West Ham United FC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ The Claret & Blue Book of West Ham United. Hove: Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Ltd. 2007. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-905411-02-3.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics William Williams". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Player profile — Billy Williams". www.stamford-bridge.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Williams_(footballer,_born_1905)
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