Billy Stagg

William Stagg (born 17 October 1957) is an English retired footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford.[3] He also played in Sweden and the United States.[3][4] Stagg's 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) height ties him with Hughie Reed for the record of shortest Brentford player.[2]

Billy Stagg
Personal information
Full name William Stagg[1]
Date of birth (1957-10-17) 17 October 1957
Place of birth Ealing, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1972–1974 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Brentford 4 (0)
1976–1977 Wealdstone
1977 Aylesbury United 14 (1)
1977 Hazells
1977–1978 Tonbridge Angels
1979 Pennsylvania Stoners
1980 GAIS 2 (1)
1980–1981 Northwood 1 (0)
1982–1983 Hendon 16 (3)
1984–1985 Northwood 18 (8)
1986–1987 Northwood 23 (6)
1987 Wealdstone
1990 St Albans City 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Stagg made four appearances for the club during the 1974–75 Fourth Division season at the age of 16 and dropped into non-league football upon his release at the end of the campaign.[3] Between 1975 and 1990 he played for Wealdstone (two spells),[5] Staines Town,[3] Aylesbury United,[5] Hazells,[5] Tonbridge Angels, Northwood (three spells),[6] Hendon and St Albans City.[7][8] He had a short spell with Swedish Division 2 club GAIS during the 1980 season.[9][10]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1974–75[11] Fourth Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Aylesbury United 1976–77[5] Southern League First Division South 11 1 — — — 11 1
1977–78[5] 3 0 — — 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 6 0
Total 14 1 0 0 — 3 0 17 1
GAIS 1980[12] Swedish Division 2 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
Northwood 1980–81[6] Hellenic League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hendon 1982–83[7] Isthmian League Premier Division 16 3 0 0 — — 16 3
St Albans City 1989–90[8] Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 39 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 42 5
  1. Appearances in Southern League Cup

References
  1. "Billy Stagg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 69. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 153. ISBN 0955294916.
  4. "American Soccer League Players – Billy Stagg". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Billy Stagg Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "Northwood F C |". www.northwoodfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. "Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Billy Stagg". Hendonfc.net. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". Sacfc.co.uk. 13 January 1990. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. "inArchive.com: gais.se – GAIS – Spelarinformation för Billy Stagg". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. "GAIS – Spelarinformation för Billy Stagg". Gais.se. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN 0951526200.
  12. "Historik 1980". gais.nu. Retrieved 16 January 2017.


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