William Green (22 December 1950 – 21 August 2017) was an English professional

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player and manager. Born on 22 December 1950 in Newcastle upon Tyne, he attended St Mary's RC Boy's Technical School. He joined

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from school and made his league debut for them against Newport County in September 1969. He joined

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in July 1973 for £15,000, and then signed for

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in June 1976 for £75,000. He later went on to play for

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and

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as a centre-half. He also managed

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from 1991 to 1993, with a record of played 101, won 43, lost 32, drawn 26. He lost his job after an expected promotion push in 1993 never happened. In 2002, he took

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charge of

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for one game, which they lost. He was the chief European

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and worked in a similar role at

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, alongside former Burton Albion manager

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before being sacked in March 2009.

Death

Green died following a short illness, on 21 August 2017, aged 66

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Bill 1950 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English footballers Association football central defenders Hartlepool United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English football managers Scunthorpe United F.C. managers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff Southampton F.C. non-playing staff English Football League players English Football League managers Association football scouts