William Punton (born 18 December 1957) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Career
Born in
Morpeth
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*Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales
* Morpeth, Ontario, Canada
* Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK
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, Punton joined
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
from
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...
in August 1975,
[Frost, p. 405] making 7 league appearances for the club, before being released in 1977.
He later played non-league football for
Leeds Ashley Road, spending time on loan with
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
in 1981, making one appearance for their Reserve team.
Sources
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References
1957 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
Leeds Ashley Road F.C. players
Leeds United F.C. players
English Football League players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Morpeth, Northumberland
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