Billy Balmer

Billy Balmer
Balmer with Everton in 1906
Personal information
Full name William Atherton Balmer
Date of birth (1875-07-29)29 July 1875
Place of birth West Derby, England
Date of death February 1961(1961-02-00) (aged 85)
Place of death Huddersfield, England
Position Right-back
Youth career
Aintree Church
South Shore
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1908 Everton 293 (1)
1909–1911 Croydon Common 43 (1)
1912 Chester 2 (0)
Total 338 (2)
International career
1905 England 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Balmer (29 July 1875 – February 1961) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Everton, as well as the England national side. His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer.

Career

Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore[citation needed] and went on to play 331 games.[citation needed] He netted eight goals during open play, all them own goals however; his only goal for Everton was a single penalty in 1899.

His brother Bob, 4 years his junior, also played for Everton.[citation needed] His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.

His only England appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Ireland in 1905.[citation needed]

Balmer spent the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons in the Southern League with Croydon Common, making 64 appearances and scoring four goals. In 1912, 35-year-old Balmer joined Chester in the Lancashire Combination, but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best.

In 1921, Balmer was appointed as trainer at Huddersfield Town and progressed to become a coach with the club.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "England Players – Billy Balmer". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Guardian Sport (14 October 2026), "The Knowledge: Have any footballers ended their career with more own goals than goals?", The Guardian
  3. 1 2 3 "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – William Balmer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885–1997. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.