Bill Bocking

{{Short description|English footballer (1902–1985)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bill Bocking

| image =

| fullname = William Bocking{{ENFA}}

| birth_date = 11 June 1902

| birth_place = Stockport, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1985|1902}}

| position = Full-back

| height = 5 ft 11 in{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-xiii/134324494/ |title=Stockport County. A daring move |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=xiii |via=Newspapers.com}}

| years1 = 1922–1924 | clubs1 = Hyde United | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1924–1931 | clubs2 = Stockport County | caps2 = 262| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 1931–1934 | clubs3 = Everton | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1934–1938 | clubs4 = Stockport County | caps4 = 104| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 381 | totalgoals = 6

}}

William Bocking (11 June 1902 – 1985) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Everton and Stockport County.{{cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|year=2004 |publisher=SoccerData|isbn=1-899468-67-6}}{{cite web |title=Bocking Bill Image 1 Stockport County 1928 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/bocking-bill-image-1-stockport-1928/ |website=Vintage Footballers |access-date=20 February 2022}}