Billy Beer (footballer)

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Billy Beer
Full name	William John Beer
Date of birth	4 January 1879(1879-01-04)
Place of birth	Poolsbrook, England
Date of death	March 1941 (aged 62)
Playing position	Wing half
Youth clubs
	Staveley Town Sheffield United Chesterfield Town
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1898–1902 1902–1910	Sheffield United Small Heath / Birmingham	073 (18) 236 (34)
Teams managed
1923–1927	Birmingham
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

William John "Billy" Beer (born 4 January 1879 in Poolsbrook, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, died March 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Sheffield United and Small Heath (renamed Birmingham in 1905).

He made over 100 appearances for Sheffield United and scored the third goal in their 4–1 defeat of Derby County in the 1899 FA Cup Final. Beer moved to Small Heath in January 1902 and the following season helped them to promotion back to the First Division. Later in his Birmingham career he played some games at centre-forward, which combined with his prowess at penalty-taking made him the club's joint leading scorer in the 1908–09 season.

He retired from football at the end of the next season, and emigrated to Australia where he became a sheep-farmer. Returning to England in 1920, he became Birmingham's manager in 1923, taking charge of the team for four years in the First Division.

He was also a talented musician.

[edit] Honours

with Sheffield United
- FA Cup winners 1899.
- First Division runners up 1900.
with Small Heath
- Second Division promotion 1903.

[edit] References

Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.

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Birmingham City F.C. – Managers

Jones (1892–1908) • Watson (1908–10) • McRoberts (1910–15) • Richards (1915–23) • Beer (1923–27) • Harvey (1927–28) • Knighton (1928–33) • Liddell (1933–39) • Camkin (1939–44) • Goodier (1944–45) • Storer (1945–49) • Brocklebank (1949–54) • Turner (1954–58) • Turner and Beasley (1958) • Beasley (1958–60) • Merrick (1960–64) • Mallett (1964–65) • Cullis (1965–70) • Goodwin (1970–75) • Bell (1975–77) • Ramsey (1977–78) • Smith (1978–82) • Saunders (1982–86) • Bond (1986–87) • Pendrey (1987–89) • Mackay (1989–91) • Macari (1991) • Cooper (1991–93) • Fry (1993–96) • Francis (1996–2001) • Bruce (2001–07) • McLeish (2007–)

Persondata
NAME	Beer, William John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Beer, Billy
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1879-01-04
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poolsbrook, Derbyshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	March 1941
PLACE OF DEATH