Bill Isaac

Bill Isaac
Personal information
Full name	William James Isaac
Date of birth	Q3 1918
Place of birth	Tynemouth, England
Date of death	14 April 1941 (aged 22)
Place of death	Maidstone, England
Position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1939	Newcastle United
1939–1941	Brighton & Hove Albion
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William James Isaac (Q3 1918 – 14 April 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Personal life

Isaac enlisted in the British Army at the outbreak of the Second World War and served as an instructor in the Royal Artillery with the rank of bombardier. He took part in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk, dying of meningitis in Maidstone on 14 April 1941. He was buried in Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	1939–40	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1939–40	League South B	1	1	0	0	1	1
	1940–41	South Division	10	2	0	0	10	2
Career total			14	3	0	0	14	3

References

1 2 3 4 Bill Isaac at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
1 2 3 "Casualty Details: William James Isaac". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
1 2 "Former Black Watch Player Dead". Blyth News. 17 April 1941. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
↑ Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle United's fallen World War I and II heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
1 2 3 "The stories of 7 Brighton & Hove Albion players who served in World War II". wearebrighton.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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[ENFA-1] 1 2 3 4 Bill Isaac at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[CWGC-2] 1 2 3 "Casualty Details: William James Isaac". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[BNA-3] 1 2 "Former Black Watch Player Dead". Blyth News. 17 April 1941. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[GMFGP-4] Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.

[ChronicleLive-5] Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle United's fallen World War I and II heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[WeAreBrighton-6] 1 2 3 "The stories of 7 Brighton & Hove Albion players who served in World War II". wearebrighton.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.