William John Slater, OBE, CBE (born 29 April 1927 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) is a former English footballer. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arms of Clitheroe Town Council Clitheroe is a small town in Lancashire, England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

He started his career as an amateur at Blackpool F.C., and played in the 1951 FA Cup final where Blackpool lost to Newcastle United F.C. (becoming one of a handful of footballers to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley as an amateur). After finishing college, he moved to Brentford F.C. briefly, and then in 1952 joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., and played there until 1963, making 339 total appearances and scoring 25 goals. He won three league championships (1953/4, 1957/8, 1958/9) and a FA Cup (1960). He also played 12 matches for the England national football team, including 4 in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club currently in Football League One. ... Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies, who currently play in the FA Premier League. ... Brentford Football Club (nicknamed the Bees or The red and white army) are an English association football club from the town of Brentford, Hounslow, Greater London and are currently playing in Football League One. ... 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 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 28. ...

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