Bill Hooper (footballer, born 1884)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William George Hooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 1952 (aged 68)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Catford Southend | |||
| –1905 | Royal Army Service Corps | ||
| 1905–1906 | Grimsby Town | 33 | (5) |
| 1906–1912 | Nottingham Forest | 147 | (22) |
| 1912 | Notts County | 16 | (1) |
| –1914 | Barrow | ||
| 1914–1915 | Gillingham | 25 | (1) |
| 1915–1920 | Southport Vulcan | 28 | (5) |
| 1915–1918 | → Brentford (guest) | 37 | (7) |
| Lancaster Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William George Hooper (20 February 1884 – 3 September 1952) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as an outside right in the Football League, most notably for Nottingham Forest.[1][2][3]
Personal life[edit]
Hooper served in the Army Service Corps until 1905.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1906–07[5] | Second Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 1907–08[5] | First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1908–09[5] | First Division | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 41 | 10 | ||
| 1909–10[5] | First Division | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 1910–11[5] | First Division | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 1911–12[5] | Second Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 147 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | 156 | 24 | |||
| Gillingham | 1914–15[6] | Southern League First Division | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| Southport Vulcan | 1919–20[2] | Central League | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 4 | 34 | 9 |
| Career total | 200 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 215 | 34 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Lancashire Junior Cup
Honours[edit]
Nottingham Forest
Southport Vulcan
- Lancashire Junior Cup: 1919–20[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 142. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Bill Hooper". Port Online. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Hooper Bill Nottingham Forest 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bill Hooper". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Bill Hooper". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Nottingham Forest F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Hayes, Daniel (12 November 2016). "Lancaster Town 0 – 1 Southport". SFC FPA. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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- Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham
- People from Lewisham
- English men's footballers
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1884 births
- 1952 deaths
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Southport F.C. players
- Lancaster City F.C. players
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- Military personnel from London
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- Royal Army Service Corps soldiers