| 词条 | Billy Sowden |
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|name = Billy Sowden |fullname = William Sowden[1] |birth_date = 8 December 1930[1] |death_date = {{death date and age|2010|11|13|1930|12|8|df=y}}[3] |birth_place = Gorton, England |death_place = Stockport, England |position = Forward |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1949 |youthclubs1 = Greenwood Victoria |years1 = 1949–1954 |clubs1 = Manchester City |caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 1954–1957 |clubs2 = Chesterfield |caps2 = 97 |goals2 = 59 |years3 = 1957–1958 |clubs3 = Stockport County |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 7 |years4 = 1958–1961 |clubs4 = Macclesfield |caps4 = 71 |goals4 = 43 |years5 = 1961 |clubs5 = Altrincham |caps5 = |goals5 = |totalcaps = 194 |totalgoals = 111 }}William Sowden (8 December 1930 – 13 November 2010) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Manchester City, Chesterfield and Stockport County and in non-League football for Macclesfield and Altrincham.[2][3][4] CareerBorn in Gorton, Manchester, Sowden started his career with junior side Greenwood Victoria before joining Manchester City as an eighteen-year-old in April 1949, despite being a Manchester United supporter.[5] He made his professional debut for City in August 1952 in the Manchester derby.[6] In his next appearance for the club he scored twice against Tottenham Hotspur.[6] He scored the first Manchester City goal under floodlights at Maine Road when he scored a hat-trick against Heart of Midlothian in a friendly in October 1953.[5] He rose to local fame for being one of the first City players to own a car, and he would often offer lifts to supporters attending Maine Road.[5] In November 1954, he transferred to Football League Third Division North side Chesterfield for a fee of £1,500.[5] In his first season for the club he finished as second-highest scorer behind George Smith, scoring 14 goals in 24 matches.[5] In the 1955–56 season he played in all but one game and scored 32 goals, which remains a post-war record haul in a season by a Chesterfield player.[5] His place in the side was less secure during the 1956–57 season, however, he still managed to score 13 goals in 28 matches.[5] He lost his place in February 1957 when the club signed Gwyn Lewis, and his final goal for the club came against his boyhood side Manchester United in a reserve match.[5] In the summer of 1957 he transferred to Stockport County in exchange for Ivor Seemley.[5] He had an impressive record in his only season for the club scoring 8 goals in 16 matches in all competitions.[2] In the summer of 1958 he dropped into non-league football with Cheshire County League side Macclesfield.[2] He made his debut for the Silkmen in August 1958 at home to Buxton.[2] He was top scorer in his first season with the club scoring 19 times.[2] He scored three hat-tricks during his time at the Moss Rose, playing his last match for the club in November 1960.[2] In total he made 89 appearances for Macclesfield in all competitions scoring 51 goals, before transferring to divisional rivals Altrincham in 1961.[2] He made his debut for the club in April 1961, in a 7–0 defeat to Bangor City.[7] He played in all of the last eight matches of the 1960–61 season for the struggling side, as Altrincham lost every match, before retiring from the game.[7] Personal lifeAfter retiring from full-time football Sowden ran the family's bakery business in Heaton Chapel, where he worked until his retirement.[4] He died on 13 November 2010 in Stockport, Greater Manchester at the age of 79, after suffering from dementia in his later life.[4] References1. ^1 {{cite book| editor-last = Hugman| editor-first = Barry J.| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005| year = 2005| publisher = Queen Anne Press| location = Harpenden| isbn = 978-1-85291-665-7}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sowden, Billy}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news| title = Player Profiles - S| url = http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/player_profiles/Players/s.html| publisher = Silkmen Archives| accessdate = 22 January 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news| title = Player Profiles - Billy Sowden| url = http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player10/billysowden.html| publisher = Neil Brown| accessdate = 22 January 2015}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news| title = PFarewell to City star who gave supporters a lift to the match | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/farewell-to-city-star-who-gave-903534| publisher = Manchester Evening News| date = 22 November 2010| accessdate = 22 January 2015}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite news| title = Sky is Blue - Bill Sowden| url = http://www.cfchistory.com/bill-sowden| publisher = Sky is Blue| accessdate = 22 January 2015}} 6. ^1 {{cite news| title = P to S| url = http://www.citytilidie.com/latest/p-to-s/| publisher = City til I Die| accessdate = 22 January 2015}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news| title = ALTRINCHAM FC ARCHIVED NEWS for January, 2011| url = http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/alt1011f.htm| publisher = Altrincham F.C.| accessdate = 22 January 2015}} 11 : 1930 births|2010 deaths|People from Gorton|English footballers|Association football forwards|Manchester City F.C. players|Chesterfield F.C. players|Stockport County F.C. players|Macclesfield Town F.C. players|Altrincham F.C. players|English Football League players |
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