William Walderham Kettle (10 September 1898 – 12 October 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Wigan Borough, Southend United, Southport and Grimsby Town.[1][4][5] He was an English Schools' international.[6]

Billy Kettle
Personal information
Full name William Walderham Kettle[1]
Date of birth (1898-09-10)10 September 1898
Place of birth South Shields, England
Date of death 12 October 1980(1980-10-12) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Acomb, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Outside left, inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1919 Leeds City 0 (0)
1919 South Shields 0 (0)
1919–1920 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1920–1921 Ebbw Vale
1921–1922 Southend United 31 (1)
1922–1923 Grimsby Town 16 (3)
1923–1924 Southport 18 (1)
1924–1926 Wigan Borough 39 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Two days prior to his 18th birthday in September 1916, Kettle enlisted as a private in the Durham Light Infantry.[7] He was wounded and lost a toe during the course of his service in the First World War.[7] Kettle was discharged from the army in March 1919.[7] He married in 1923 and had four children.[7] As of 1939, Kettle was working as a drayman for Westoe Brewery.[7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southport 1923–24[8] Third Division North 18 1 4 0 2[a] 0 24 1
Career total 18 1 4 0 2 0 24 1
  1. ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 163. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Player Details". Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Wigan Borough FC: Players A to Z (part two)". The Pie at Night. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  5. ^ "Players - Billy Kettle 1918". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Kettle Billy Grimsby Town 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Kettle, W.W., Pte., 1914–18 (1980)". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Player Details". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2022.