Billy Draycott

Billy Draycott
Personal information
Full name William Levi Draycott[1]
Date of birth (1869-02-15)15 February 1869[1]
Place of birth Newhall, England[1]
Date of death

1943 (aged 73–74)

Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1890–1891 Burslem Port Vale 2 (1)
1892–1894 Stoke 2 (0)
1894–1896 Burton Wanderers 47 (3)
1896–1899 Newton Heath 81 (6)
1889–1900 Bedminster 28 (0)
1900–1901 Bristol Rovers 14 (0)
1901–? Wellingborough ? (?)
000?–? Luton Town ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


William Levi "Billy" Draycott (15 February 1869 – 1943) was an English footballer who played as a right half for Burslem Port Vale, Stoke, Burton Wanderers, Newton Heath, Bedminster, Bristol Rovers, Wellingborough, and Luton Town in the 1890s and early 1900s.

Playing career

Draycott probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1890.[1] He made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 2–1 friendly defeat to West Bromwich Albion on 29 September 1890.[1] He made nine appearances for the club, bagging two goals and was a member of the side that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891.[1]

He transferred to local rivals Stoke in June 1891, where he played in just two Football League matches in three seasons at the Victoria Ground.[2] He then spent the 1894–95 and 1895–96 seasons with Football League newcomers Burton Wanderers, scoring three goals in 50 league games.

He joined Newton Heath in May 1896. He scored five goals in 1896–97 to help the club secure second place in the Second Division; however they lost to Sunderland in the promotion/relegation Test Match. Newton Heath then finished fourth in 1897–98 and 1898–99, with Draycott only finding the net on one further occasion. Over three years he made 91 appearances for the Manchester club before transferring to Bedminster in 1899.[3] Bedminster finished sixth in the Southern League in 1899–1900. He then spent the 1900–01 campaign with rivals Bristol Rovers, before moving on to Wellingborough and Luton Town.

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1890–91Midland League21100031
Stoke1891–92The Football League10000010
1892–93First Division00000000
1893–94First Division10000010
Total 20000020
Burton Wanderers1894–95Second Division2635000313
1895–96Second Division2102000230
Total 4737000543
Newton Heath1896–97Second Division2953040365
1897–98Second Division2103000240
1898–99Second Division3112000331
Total 8168040936

Honours

Burslem Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 88. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ↑ "LEVI DRAYCOTT". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
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