Billy Wootton

Billy Wootton
Wootton in 1929
Personal information
Full name William Wootton
Date of birth (1904-08-27)27 August 1904
Place of birth Longton, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 2000 (aged 9596)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Trentham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Stoke 0 (0)
1924–1925 Congleton Town
1925–1932 Port Vale 56 (0)
1932–1933 Southend United 2 (0)
1933–1939 Northwich Victoria
Managerial career
1935–1947 Northwich Victoria (player-manager)
1947–1950 Oldham Athletic
1951–1952 Halifax Town
1952–1953 Winsford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Wootton (27 August 1904 – 2000) was an English footballer who played as a full-back for Stoke, Congleton Town, Port Vale, and Southend United. He later managed Northwich Victoria, Oldham Athletic, and Halifax Town. He won the Third Division North title with Port Vale in 1929–30 and led Northwich Victoria to victory in the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1937.