William Kearney (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

|name = William Kearney

|fullname = William Kearney{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=160}}

|image = Kearney - Brentford - 1920.jpg

|image_size = 150

|caption = Kearney while with Brentford in 1920.

|birth_date = 18 September 1895

|birth_place = Sunderland, England

|death_date = December 1986 (aged 91)

|death_place = Ealing, England

|position = Full back

|years1 =

|clubs1 = Sunderland Celtic

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 1920–1921

|clubs2 = Brentford

|caps2 = 6

|goals2 = 0

}}

William Kearney (18 September 1895 – December 1986) was an English professional football outside forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.{{Cite book |last1=Haynes |first1=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=91}}

Career

A full back, Kearney began his career with hometown non-league club Sunderland Celtic. He was one of a number of players from the northeast to move to Brentford during the club's early seasons in the Football League. Kearney made six Third Division appearances deputising for full back Jimmy Hodson during the 1920–21 season, after which he was released.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
Brentford \|1920–21{{Cite book \|title=100 Years Of Brentford \|date=1989 \|publisher=Brentford FC \|isbn=0951526200 \|editor-last=White \|editor-first=Eric \|pages=366}} \|Third Division \|6 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|6 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !6 !0 !0 !0 !6 !0

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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" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Brentford

|1920–21{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |date=1989 |publisher=Brentford FC |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=366}}

|Third Division

|6

|0

|6

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!6

!0

!6

!0