Billy Openshaw

{{short description|English footballer}}

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| name = Billy Openshaw

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| fullname = Billy Openshaw

| birth_date = 1881

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1945|1881}}

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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Full-back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1902–1904| clubs1 = Openshaw Clarence| caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1904–1905| clubs2 = Hooley Hill| caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1905–1907| clubs3 = Grimsby Town| caps3 = 5| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1907–1908| clubs4 = Salford United| caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1908–1910| clubs5 = Rochdale| caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 1910| clubs6 = Macclesfield| caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1910–1911| clubs7 = Hurst| caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 1911–191?| clubs8 = Eccles Borough| caps8 = | goals8 =

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William Openshaw (1881–1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back.{{cite book|last1=Lamming|first1=Douglas|title=A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985|date=1985|publisher=Hutton|location=Beverley|isbn=0-907033-34-2|page=42}}