Billy Eames
William Alan Eames (born 20 September 1957) is an English retired professional football midfielder who played in the Football League for Portsmouth and Brentford.[1] He went on to play for over 15 years in non-league football and later became a PE teacher at Cams Hill School.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Alan Eames[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Emsworth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Portsmouth | 12 | (1) |
| 1978 | Waterlooville | ||
| 1978 | Brentford | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 1975–76[4] | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 1976–77[4] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Brentford | 1978–79[5] | Third Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
- Appearance in Kent Senior Cup
References
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 52. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- "Bygone Blues: Billy Eames: Debut goal was my Fratton highlight". portsmouthtoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- "Billy admits to historic Fratton fluke". portsmouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- "PompeyRama – Billy Eames". Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.
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