William Herbert Wrigglesworth (12 November 1912 – 11 August 1980) was an English

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who played as a

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. He played for

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, before joining First Division

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in 1934. He was top scorer for Wolves in the 1935–36 season with 13 goals. Wrigglesworth joined

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in 1937. He spent 10 years with Manchester United but for most of that time there was no competitive senior football due to the

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, meaning that he was restricted to 37 matches for the club, scoring 10 goals. In 1947, he was transferred to

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in a swap deal that involved goalkeeper

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going to

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Personal life

Wrigglesworth's younger brother Bob was also a footballer and was killed during the

Honours

Chesterfield *

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: 1932–33 * Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup: 1933–34

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at StretfordEnd.co.uk

at MUFCInfo.com 1912 births People from South Elmsall Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield Footballers from West Yorkshire 1980 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Frickley Athletic F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Reading F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players Cardiff City F.C. wartime guest players York City F.C. wartime guest players Walsall F.C. wartime guest players Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub