Billy Eames
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Billy Eames
| fullname = William Alan Eames
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|9|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Emsworth, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1973–1975
| youthclubs1 = Portsmouth
| years1 = 1975–1978
| clubs1 = Portsmouth
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1978
| clubs2 = Waterlooville
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1978
| clubs3 = Brentford
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 1
}}
William Alan Eames (born 20 September 1957) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Portsmouth and Brentford.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |pages=52}} He went on to play for over 15 years in non-League football.
Personal life
Eames attended Emsworth Primary School. He later became a PE teacher at Neville Lovett Community School, Horndean Technology College and Cams Hill School.{{Cite web |title=Bygone Blues: Billy Eames: Debut goal was my Fratton highlight |url=http://www2.portsmouthtoday.co.uk/blogs/bygone_blues/2009/01/billy-eames-debut-goal-was-my-fratton.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155930/http://www2.portsmouthtoday.co.uk/blogs/bygone_blues/2009/01/billy-eames-debut-goal-was-my-fratton.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=29 March 2015 |website=portsmouthtoday.co.uk}}
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
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rowspan="3" |Portsmouth
|1975–76{{Cite web |title=Billy Eames |url=http://pompeyrama.com/pompey-fc-players-147-Billy-Eames.html |access-date=30 April 2019 |website=PompeyRama}} |11 |1 |4 |1 |1 |1 | colspan="2" |— |16 |3 |
1976–77
|0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1Appearance in Kent Senior Cup |0 |2 |0 |
colspan="2" |Total
!11 !1 !4 !1 !2 !1 !1 !0 !18 !3 |
Brentford
|1978–79{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=395}} |Third Division |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2 |1 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!13 !1 !4 !1 !2 !1 !1 !0 !20 !4 |
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Waterlooville F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Footballers from Hampshire
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