William Dunn (24 March 1865 – 28 July 1921) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

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

Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshire * Stoke Row, Berkshire Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stok ...

and

Walsall Town Swifts Walsall Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club's nickname, "The Saddlers", reflects ...

Football career

Dunn started his career with

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

and became the clubs all time goalscorer. In an era when many goalscorers were left unrecorded Dunn scored a known 128 goals for East Stirlingshire from his known debut on 13 October 1883 to season 1889–90 in 180 games. During his time at East Stirlingshire he mainly played on the wing but also played in the back and Hhalf-back positions. In 1889 he moved down to England to play for

along with fellow East Stirlingshire teammate

Harry Simpson Harry Leon "Suitcase" Simpson (November 30, 1924 – April 3, 1979) was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsb ...

. In his first season with Stoke, the team suffered a truly terrible campaign and failed to gain re-election to

and so joined the

Football Alliance The Football Alliance was an association football league in England which ran for three seasons, from 1889–90 to 1891–92. History In 1888, the same year the Football League was founded, The Combination was established by clubs who had been ...

for the 1890–91 season. Stoke found the Alliance much easier as did Dunn who scored eleven goals as the club took the title and with it re-election back into the league. Dunn played most matches during the next season but after injury he was released by the end of the 1892–93 season and joined

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.

before ending his career with

Professional Baseball

In 1890 Dunn played professional baseball for

in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain.

Career statistics

Honours

;with East Stirlinghire *Stirlingshire FA Caps: 9 *Stirlingshire Cup Winner: 1885–86, 1886–87, 1887–88, 1888–89 *Stirlingshire Cup Runners up: 1883–84 *Falkirk & District Charity Cup Winners: 1884–85, 1885–86, 1886–87, 1887–88 *Falkirk & District Charity Cup Runners up: 1888–89, 1890–91 ;with Stoke *

Champions: 1890–91

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Billy Scottish men's footballers East Stirlingshire F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1865 births 1921 deaths Football Alliance players Men's association football forwards Scottish baseball players