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Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1920)

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Billy Dunn
Personal information
Full name William Clayton Dunn[1]
Date of birth (1920-03-25)25 March 1920[2]
Place of birth Hebburn, England
Date of death 21 December 1982(1982-12-21) (aged 62)[1]
Place of death Jarrow, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1956 Darlington 340 (0)
1956–19?? North Shields
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Clayton Dunn (25 March 1920 – 21 December 1982) was an English footballer who made 340 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Darlington.

Dunn was born in Hebburn, County Durham, in 1920,[3] and served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He joined Darlington as a centre half, but was tried in goal in October 1945, "played with confidence and skill", and remained with the club for a further ten years, making 355 appearances in league and cup.[4] In recognition of his long service, Dunn was awarded a benefit match, against Leeds United in May 1956,[5] before he moved into non-league football with North Shields.[3] He died in 1982 in Jarrow at the age of 62.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Index entry". FreeBMD. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
    "Wills and Probate 1858–1996: 1983: Dunn". UK Probate Service. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Billy Dunn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Billy Dunn". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ Amos, Mike (30 March 2006). "Claims to fame as Quakers namesakes are reunited". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ Amos, Mike (19 March 2002). "How old rivals got the better of Jim". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 20 July 2017.