Bert Frederick Williams (born 31 January1920 in Bilston, Staffordshire) is a former Englishfootballgoalkeeper. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... Map sources for Bilston at grid reference SO9497 Bilston is a town in Englands West Midlands. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A goalkeeper. ...
During his career he played for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., making a total of 420 appearances for the club. He also appeared in 24 matches for the England national football team, including England's 3 matches in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Qualifying countries The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the only one not decided by a knockout final. ...
Indeed, the modern footballer is in clover as compared with the players of other days, and, for my part, I wish I had been born some twenty or thirty years later.
At the time of writing it is possible for a footballer to make -in wages alone - fourteen pounds a week ($25.00) during the playing season, and ten pounds a week ($18) during the close season.
But football is still a game, and those who also make it a profession should at the same time make up their minds to enjoy it as a game.
Indeed, the modern footballer is in clover as compared with the players of other days, and, for my part, I wish I had been born some twenty or thirty years later.
BertWilliams, Johnny Hancocks, Doug Lishman, and two or three others who could be mentioned didn't stay with Walsall, the club which brought them out.
But football is still a game, and those who also make it a profession should at the same time make up their minds to enjoy it as a game.
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