Bill Layton

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Bill Layton
Personal information
Full name William Herbert Layton[1]
Date of birth (1915-01-13)13 January 1915
Place of birth Shirley, England
Date of death February 1984 (1984-03) (aged 69)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1946 Reading 51 (17)
1946–1949 Bradford Park Avenue 47 (5)
1949–1951 Colchester United 44 (7)
1951–1954 Harwich & Parkeston
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Herbert Layton (13 January 1915 – February 1984) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. Layton was born in Shirley, and made appearances in the Football League for Reading, Bradford Park Avenue and Colchester United.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Colchester before their admission to the Football League.[2]

In 1951, Layton left League football to become player-manager at amateur side Harwich & Parkeston.[3] Under his management, the club reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1953.[4][5] At the end of the 1953–54 season, Layton retired from football to focus on managing the Garland Hotel in Parkeston.[4][5]

Honours[edit]

Colchester United

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Bill Layton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Players: Bill Layton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Reading Standard". 20 July 1951.
  4. ^ a b "Sport and Leisure". Harwich & Dovercourt. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Reading Standard". 16 February 1962.
  6. ^ "Player honours: Southern League". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Player honours: Southern League Cup". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

External links[edit]

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