Bill Sawers

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Bill Sawers
Personal information
Full name William Sawers[1]
Date of birth 13 June 1871
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death 20 October 1960(1960-10-20) (aged 89)[1]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1892 Clyde
1892–1893 Blackburn Rovers 24 (11)
1893–1894 Stoke 17 (5)
1894–1895 Dundee 14 (7)
1895 Stoke 1 (0)
1895 Dundee 9 (3)
1896 Kilmarnock
1896 Abercorn
1897 Clyde
International career
1895 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Sawers (13 June 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke, as well as with Scottish Division One side Dundee.[1]

Career

Sawers was born in Glasgow and began his career with Clyde before joining English side Blackburn Rovers in 1892.[1] He spent the 1892–93 season at Blackburn where he played in 28 matches scoring 14 goals before leaving for Stoke.[1] He scored five goals in 18 matches for the "Potters" before returning north to Dundee, where he would score 8 goals in 19 matches for the "Dark Blues".[1][2] He did make one more appearance for Stoke in September 1895 but returned to Dundee that same month, scoring a further 3 goals in 9 matches,[2] before moving to fellow Scottish side Kilmarnock at the turn of the year.

Sawers was capped once by Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales in March 1895.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 1892–93 First Division 24 11 4 3 28 14
Stoke[1] 1893–94 First Division 17 5 1 0 18 5
1895–96 1 0 0 0 1 0
Stoke total 18 5 1 0 19 5
Dundee[2] 1894–95 Scottish Division One 14 7 5 1 19 8
1895–96 9 3 0 0 9 3
Dundee total 23 10 5 1 28 11
Career Total 65 26 10 4 75 30

International

Source:[4]

National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1895 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b c "Bill Sawers | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 253)
  4. ^ "Dowds,Peter". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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