Billy Clements

{{short description|English rugby league footballer and coach}}

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

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|name = Billy Clements

|fullname = Billy Clements

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|birth_date = unknown

|birth_place = Featherstone, Wakefield, England

|death_date = unknown

|death_place =

|height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|15|st|0|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|position = Utility Forward, {{rlp|PR}}

|club1 = {{nowrap|Featherstone Rovers}}

|year1start = 1921

|year1end = 28

|appearances1 = 176

|tries1 = 33

|goals1 = 12

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 123

|club2 = Wakefield Trinity

|year2start = 1928

|year2end =

|appearances2 = 14

|tries2 = 2

|goals2 = 1

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 8

|teamA = Yorkshire

|yearAstart = 1922

|yearAend = 26

|appearancesA = 3

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| coachteam1 = Castleford

| coachyear1start = 1930

| coachyear1end = 32

| coachgames1 = 85

| coachwins1 = 33

| coachdraws1 = 2

| coachlosses1 = 50

| retired = yes

| source = {{Rugby league records |id=19740 |title=Bill Clements |access-date=2 March 2025}}

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Billy Clements (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and coached in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers,Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC and Wakefield Trinity, as an occasional goal-kicking utility forward, or {{rlp|pr}}, and coached at club level for Castleford.

Background

Billy Clements was born in Featherstone, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.{{cite news |title=Featherstone Rovers |newspaper= Athletic News |date= 15 August 1927 }}

Playing career

Billy Clements made his début for Featherstone Rovers as a Utility Forward on Saturday 27 August 1921,Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. {{ISBN|0752422952}} he made his début for Wakefield Trinity as a {{rlp|pr}} during January 1928.

=County honours=

Billy Clements won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1922–23 season against Lancashire, during the 1923–24 season against Cumberland, and during the 1925–26 season against Lancashire.

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