Billy Wrigglesworth

English footballer

Billy Wrigglesworth
Personal information
Full name	William Herbert Wrigglesworth^[1]
Date of birth	(1912-11-12)12 November 1912
Place of birth	South Elmsall, England
Date of death	11 August 1980(1980-08-11) (aged 67)^[1]
Place of death	Accrington, England
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Frickley Colliery
1932–1934	Chesterfield	34	(6)
1934–1937	Wolverhampton Wanderers	50	(21)
1937–1947	Manchester United	27	(7)
1947	Bolton Wanderers	13	(1)
1947–1948	Southampton	12	(4)
1948	Reading	5	(0)
	Burton Albion
	Scarborough
Total		141	(39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Herbert Wrigglesworth (12 November 1912 – 11 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Chesterfield, before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1934. He was top scorer for Wolves in the 1935–36 season with 13 goals. Wrigglesworth joined Manchester United in 1937. He spent 10 years with Manchester United but for most of that time there was no competitive senior football due to the Second World War, meaning that he was restricted to 37 matches for the club, scoring 10 goals.^[2] In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers in a swap deal that involved goalkeeper Bill Fielding going to Old Trafford.

Personal life

Wrigglesworth's younger brother Bob was also a footballer and was killed during the Second World War.^[3]^[4]

Honours

Chesterfield

Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1932–33^[5]
Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1933–34^[6]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chesterfield	1932–33^[5]	Second Division	11	1	0	0	1^[a]	0	12	1
	1933–34^[6]	Third Division North	9	2	0	0	2^[b]	0	11	2
	Total		20	3	0	0	3	0	23	3
Manchester United	1936–37^[7]	First Division	7	1	1	0	—		8	1
	1937–38^[7]	Second Division	4	1	0	0	—		4	1
	1938–39^[7]	First Division	12	3	2	0	—		14	3
	1945–46^[7]	—	—		4	2	—		4	2
	1946–47^[7]	First Division	4	2	0	0	—		4	2
	Total		27	7	7	2	—		34	9
Southampton	1947–48^[7]	Second Division	12	4	2	0	—		14	4
Career total			59	14	9	2	3	0	71	16

^ Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
^ 1 appearance in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup

References

^ ^a ^b "Billy Wrigglesworth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Billy Wrigglesworth". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1932–33". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource – Line-ups – 1933–34". Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Billy Wrigglesworth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.