Billy Stagg

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Billy Stagg
Personal information
Full name William Stagg[1]
Date of birth (1957-10-17) 17 October 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Ealing, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1972–1974 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Brentford 4 (0)
1976–1977 Wealdstone
1977 Aylesbury United 14 (1)
1977 Hazells
1977–1978 Tonbridge Angels
1979 Pennsylvania Stoners
1980 GAIS 2 (1)
1980–1981 Northwood 1 (0)
1982–1983 Hendon 16 (3)
1984–1985 Northwood 18 (8)
1986–1987 Northwood 23 (6)
1987 Wealdstone
1990 St Albans City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Stagg (born 17 October 1957) is an English retired footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford. He also played in Sweden and the United States. Stagg's 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) height ties him with Hughie Reed for the record of shortest Brentford player.[2]

Career[edit]

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Stagg made four appearances for the club during the 1974–75 Fourth Division season at the age of 16 and dropped into non-League football upon his release at the end of the campaign.[3] Between 1975 and 1990 he played for Wealdstone (two spells),[4] Staines Town,[3] Aylesbury United,[4] Hazells,[4] Tonbridge Angels, Northwood (three spells),[5] Hendon and St Albans City.[6][7] He also had short spells with American Soccer League and Swedish Division 2 clubs Pennsylvania Stoners and GAIS respectively.[8][9][10]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1974–75[11] Fourth Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Aylesbury United 1976–77[4] Southern League First Division South 11 1 — — — 11 1
1977–78[4] 3 0 — — 3[a] 0 6 0
Total 14 1 0 0 — 3 0 17 1
GAIS 1980[8] Swedish Division 2 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
Northwood 1980–81[5] Hellenic League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hendon 1982–83[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 16 3 0 0 — — 16 3
St Albans City 1989–90[7] Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 39 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 42 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Southern League Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Billy Stagg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 69. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  3. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 153. ISBN 0955294916.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Billy Stagg Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Billy Stagg". Northwood F C. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Former Staff – Billy Stagg". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Billy Stagg". St Albans City F.C. Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Spelarinformation för Billy Stagg". GAIS. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Historik – 1980". GAIS. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. ^ "American Soccer League Players – Billy Stagg". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 393. ISBN 0951526200.


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