Billy Wardle

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Wardle

| image =

| fullname = William Wardle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|1|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hetton-le-Hole, England

| death_date = January 1989 (aged about 81)

| height =

| position = Outside left

| youthyears1 = – | youthclubs1 = Fatfield Juniors

| youthyears2 = – | youthclubs2 = Houghton Colliery Welfare

| years1 = 1936–1937 | clubs1 = Southport | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1937–1939 | clubs2 = Manchester City | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1939–1948 | clubs3 = Grimsby Town | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 11

| years4 = 1948–1951 | clubs4 = Blackpool | caps4 = 60 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1951–1953 | clubs5 = Birmingham City | caps5 = 60 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1953–1955 | clubs6 = Barnsley | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 1955–1957 | clubs7 = Skegness Town

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William Wardle (20 January 1918 – January 1989) was an English professional footballer born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, who played as an outside left. He made 239 appearances in the Football League playing for Southport, Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Blackpool, Birmingham City and Barnsley.