Bill Slater (footballer)

Bill Slater
Personal information
Full name William John Slater[1]
Date of birth (1927-04-29)29 April 1927
Place of birth Clitheroe, England
Date of death 18 December 2018(2018-12-18) (aged 91)
Place of death Oxfordshire, England
Position(s) Inside forward, left half, full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1951 Blackpool 30 (9)
1951–1952 Brentford 7 (1)
1952–1963 Wolverhampton Wanderers 310 (24)
1963–1964 Brentford 5 (2)
Northern Nomads
Total 352 (36)
International career
1950–1953 England Amateurs 20 (7)
1952 Great Britain 1 (1)
1954–1960 England 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John Slater, CBE (29 April 1927 – 18 December 2018), also commonly known as W. J. Slater, was an English professional footballer. Slater made the majority of his appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won three league championships and the FA Cup.[2]

  1. ^ "Bill Slater". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Bill Slater". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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