Billy Poulson

Billy Poulson
Personal information
Full name William Edward Poulson
Date of birth 1862
Place of birth Hanley, England
Date of death (1937-01-23)23 January 1937 (age 74-75)
Place of death Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1879–1891 Port Vale 34 (3)
Total 34 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Edward Poulson (1862 – 23 January 1937) was an English footballer. He was a one-club man for Port Vale, possibly also being one of its founders.

Career

Poulson played left-back in Port Vale's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882 in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. He was most probably a founder-member of the club in the late 1870s. With Vale he won numerous trophies, including the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1883 and 1885 and was also a scorer in the Burslem Challenge Cup final on 21 March 1885, which was won 12–0 against Ironbridge. By December 1889 though he began to appear less frequently in the first XI and was most likely released at the end of the 1890–91 season. He had scored 15 goals in 225 games for the club, playing in some nine positions over his twelve or so years for the Vale.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1882–83–00002020
1883–8400009090
1884–850000214214
1885–860050232282
1886–870041392433
1887–880010361371
1888–89Combination19300200393
1889–90–0010212222
1890–91Midland League1500090240
Total 3431111801122515

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 237. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Billy Poulson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)