Bill Myerscough (22 June 1930 in

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– 16 March 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for six clubs. He was in the

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

side that won the 1957 FA Cup Final.

Playing career

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

, Myerscough began his professional career at the relatively late age of 24 when he joined

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

from Ashfield in time for the 1954–55 season. He spent a season with the Saddlers before joining

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side

, where he went on to make 64 league appearances over the next four years. The highlight though came in the 1957 FA Cup Final, when Villa denied

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a First Division and

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double with a 2–1 victory. Unfortunately the following season ended in relegation and Myerscough spent a season with

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

before joining

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

in July 1960. In March 1962, Myerscough joined

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

, who were destined to finish bottom of the

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. Myerscough made his debut alongside fellow new signing Ron Hewitt in a 5–1 defeat at

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on 3 March 1962 and ended the season with three goals from 13 games. He featured in half the league games the following season and then moved to

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

in exchange for Stan Bennion and George Evans. After a season with Wrexham, Myerscough ended his professional career and joined non-league side

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

. He died in 1977.

Honours

Aston Villa *

winners: 1956–57.

External links

Coventry City movie film featuring Myerscough

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Myerscough, Bill 1930 births 1977 deaths Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards English Football League players Ashfield F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players