Billy Easton

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Easton

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = William Easton

| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|03|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, England

| death_date = c. {{death year and age|1982|1904}}

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite news |title=Optimists of the North. Rotherham County |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=6 August 1923 |page=6}}

| position = Inside-forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Blyth Catholic Young Men's Society

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Eston

| years1 = 1922–1923| clubs1 = Blyth Spartans| caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1924–1924| clubs2 = Rotherham County| caps2 = 6| goals2 = 1

| years3 = | clubs3 = Montreal Maroons| caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1927–1929| clubs4 = Everton| caps4 = 15| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1929–1931| clubs5 = Swansea Town| caps5 = 56| goals5 = 18

| years6 = 1931–1933| clubs6 = Port Vale| caps6 = 25| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 1933–1934| clubs7 = Aldershot| caps7 = 5| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1934–1935| clubs8 = Workington| caps8 = | goals8 =

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

}}

William Easton (10 March 1904 – c.1982) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward for Blyth Spartans, Rotherham County, Montreal Maroons (Canada), Everton, Swansea Town, Port Vale, Aldershot, and Workington.

Career

Easton played for Eston, Blyth Spartans (in two spells), West Stanley (on trial), Rotherham County, Canadian side Montreal Maroons, Everton and Swansea Town, before joining Port Vale in May 1931.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=92|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He scored on his debut on 29 August, in a 3–1 win over Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. He went on to score seven goals in 22 Second Division appearances in the 1931–32 season, but hardly featured at The Old Recreation Ground in the following season. He was given a free transfer in May 1933 and moved on to Aldershot and then Workington.

Career statistics

Source:{{ENFA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rotherham County

|1923–24

|Third Division North

|0

00000
rowspan="3"|Everton

|1927–28

|First Division

|3

10031
1928–29

|First Division

|12

200122
colspan="2"|Total

!15

300153
rowspan="3"|Swansea Town

|1929–30

|Second Division

|16

100161
1930–31

|Second Division

|40

17114118
colspan="2"|Total

!56

18115719
rowspan="3"|Port Vale

|1931–32

|Second Division

|22

600226
1931–32

|Second Division

|3

00030
colspan="2"|Total

!25

600256
Aldershot

|1933–34

|Third Division South

|5

00050

References