Billy Yenson
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Yenson while with West Ham United in 1908. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Owen Yenson | ||
| Date of birth | March 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston Bagpuize, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1944 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Ilford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Russell Road School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ferndale | |||
| –1900 | Stanley | ||
| 1900–1903 | West Ham United | 24 | (0) |
| 1903–1905 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (8) |
| 1905–1908 | Queens Park Rangers | 90 | (4) |
| 1908–1909 | West Ham United | 26 | (0) |
| 1909–1914 | Croydon Common | 137 | (12) |
| Crystal Palace | |||
| 1917 | Brentford | 15 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Margate | ||
| Total | 320 | (24) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Philip Owen Yenson (March 1883 – 20 January 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward and half back, best remembered for being a part of the Bolton Wanderers team which won the 1904 FA Cup. He spent the majority of his career in the Southern League, playing for Croydon Common, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United.