Bill Rawlings
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| Bill Rawlings | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Ernest Rawlings | |
| Date of birth | January 3, 1896 | |
| Place of birth | Andover, England | |
| Date of death | September 25, 1972 (aged 76) | |
| Place of death | Chandler's Ford, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre-forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Andover | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1919-1928 1928-1929 1929-1930 1930 1930-1933(?) |
Southampton Manchester United Port Vale New Milton Newport (Isle of Wight) Total |
327 (175) 35 (19) 5 (2) 367 (196) |
| National team | ||
| 1922 | England | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William Ernest "Bill" Rawlings (born 3 January 1896 in Andover; died 25 September 1972) was a professional footballer, who played for Southampton. During his career with the club, which lasted ten years from 1918 to 1928, he scored 193 goals placing him third on the club's list of all-time goalscorers, behind Mick Channon and Matthew Le Tissier. In 1922 he made two appearances for the England national football team.
In March 1928, he signed for Manchester United, where he scored 19 league goals in 35 appearances, spanning three years. In November 1929, he moved to Port Vale, before moving to New Milton and Newport (Isle of Wight).
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
- Southampton
- Football League Third Division South - Championship 1921-22
[edit] External links
- Bill Rawlings England profile at Englandstats
- Manchester United profile
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Categories: 1896 births | People from Andover, Hampshire | 1972 deaths | English footballers | English centre-forwards | England international footballers | Southern Football League players | Southampton F.C. players | Manchester United F.C. players | Port Vale F.C. players | English football striker, pre-1930 birth stubs
