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Bill Rigby (footballer)
William Rigby (9 June 1921 – 1 June 2010) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper (football), goalkeeper. He was born in Chester. A product of the youth system at his hometown club of Chester City F.C., Chester, Rigby made his only peacetime first-team appearance for the club in their first post-war match in The Football League in a 4–4 draw at York City F.C., York City on 31 August 1946. After this he was not selected again, with goalkeeping duties being passed on to George Scales (footballer), George Scales and Jimmy MacLaren. Earlier he had made appearances for the first-team during the war years, mainly during 1940-41 in English football, 1940–41 and 1941-42 in English football, 1941–42 while understudy to Bill Shortt.Sumner (1997), stats section (war years) Bibliography * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rigby, Bill 1921 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Chester English Football League players Association football goalkeepers English footballers Chest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Locality"; downloaded froCheshire West and Chester: Population Profiles, 17 May 2019 it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester (a unitary authority which had a population of 329,608 in 2011) and serves as its administrative headquarters. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Chester was founded in 79 AD as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix during the reign of Emperor Vespasian. One of the main army camps in Roman Britain, Deva later became a major civilian settlement. In 689, King Æthelred of Mercia founded the Minster Church of West Mercia, which later became Chester's first cathedral, and the Angles extended and strengthene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
