Bill Hand

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2020}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1898|7|5|df=y}}

|birth_place = Codnor, Derbyshire, England

|height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}{{cite news |title=The lure of promotion. Crystal Palace |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=13 August 1923 |page=6}}

|position = Forward

|years1 = ?–1920

|clubs1 = Sutton Town

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|years2 = 1920–1925

|clubs2 = Crystal Palace

|caps2 = 100

|goals2 = 15

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William R. Hand (5 July 1898 – ) was an English professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace as a forward. He also played non-league football for Sutton Town.{{cite book|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011|last=King|first=Ian|date=April 2012|page=540|publisher=The Derby Books Publishing Company|isbn=9781780910468}}

Playing career

Hand began his career with Sutton Town, and was signed by Crystal Palace in October 1920.{{cite book|last1 =Purkiss|first1 =Mike|last2 =Sands|first2 =Nigel|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989|year =1989|publisher =The Breedon Books Publishing Company|page=326|isbn=0907969542}} He made 100 league appearances (15 goals) for Palace between then and October 1925 when his contract, along with that of Dick Strang, was cancelled due to breach of contract.{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000327/19251107/015/0004 |last=An Outside Right |title=The whirligig of football: About the sacked Palace players |newspaper=Derby Daily Telegraph |date=7 November 1925 |page=4 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive|accessdate=21 January 2018}}

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