William Bryant (born 1874) was an English-born
footballer who played as an
outside forward in
The Football League in the 1890s and 1900s.
He began his Football League career with
Rotherham Town in the
1894–95 season.
[
Bryant subsequently moved to ]Manchester United
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, and made his debut for them on 1 September 1896 against Gainsborough Trinity. He went on to make 123 appearances for United, scoring 33 goals.Manchester Utd stats at stretfordend.co.uk
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Bryant moved to Blackburn Rovers after his spell at United, and made his league debut for Rovers in the 1900–01 season, going on to play 25 league games for them over the next two seasons.[
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References
1874 births
Men's association football outside forwards
Rotherham Town F.C. (1878) players
Manchester United F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Year of death missing
Footballers from Rotherham
English men's footballers
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