Billy Eames
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Alan Eames[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Emsworth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Portsmouth | 12 | (1) |
| 1978 | Waterlooville | ||
| 1978 | Brentford | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Alan Eames (born 20 September 1957) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Portsmouth and Brentford.[1] He went on to play for over 15 years in non-League football.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Eames attended Emsworth Primary School.[2] He later became a PE teacher at Neville Lovett Community School, Horndean Technology College and Cams Hill School.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 1975–76[3] | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| 1976–77[3] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Brentford | 1978–79[4] | Third Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Kent Senior Cup
References[edit]
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 52. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c "Bygone Blues: Billy Eames: Debut goal was my Fratton highlight". portsmouthtoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Billy Eames". PompeyRama. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.
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Categories:
- 1957 births
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Living people
- People from Emsworth
- Men's association football midfielders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Waterlooville F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Footballers from Hampshire
- English football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs