William Harry Towers (July 13, 1920 - April, 2000) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Leicester. July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 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. ... For other uses, see April (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ...

Bill Towers signed for Leicester City from local side Bentley Eng. in January 1945, making 4 league appearances in the first post-war Football League season. He was signed by Jack Butler for Torquay United in October 1946 and went on to make 292 first team games (274 in the league), all of which came at either wing-half or right-back. Before retiring in 1955, Towers played under 5 managers at Plainmoor and played in the Gulls' 1954-55 run in the FA Cup in which the Gulls beat Leeds United before losing 1-0 at home to Huddersfield Town in front of the biggest crowd ever seen at Plainmoor. Leicester City Football Club, nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... John Dennis Jack Butler (August 14, 1894 – January 5, 1961) was an English footballer. ... Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football team based in Torquay. ... For the majority of Torquay United’s history Plainmoor has been the club’s home and over the years it has seen many a change. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ... For the majority of Torquay United’s history Plainmoor has been the club’s home and over the years it has seen many a change. ...

After retiring as a player, Towers moved into adult education and eventually taught inmates at Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight. HM Prison Parkhurst is a prison situated in Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of the county of Hampshire off the southern English coast. ...

Bill Towers died in April 2000 at the age of 79.