William Townley
English football player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William James Townley (14 February 1866 – 30 May 1950) was an English football player and coach.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1866-02-14)14 February 1866 | ||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Date of death | 30 May 1950(1950-05-30) (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1882–1883 | Blackburn Swifts | ||
1883–1886 | Blackburn Olympic | ||
1886–1892 | Blackburn Rovers | 77 | (27) |
1892–1893 | Stockton | ||
1893–1894 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | (10) |
1894–1896 | Darwen | 42 | (15) |
1896–1897 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1889–1890 | England | 2 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
0000 –1909 | Deutscher FC Prag | ||
1909–1911 | Karlsruher FV | ||
1911–1913 | SpVgg Fürth | ||
1914 | Bayern Munich | ||
1914 | SpVgg Fürth | ||
1914 | Bayern Munich | ||
1919–1921 | Bayern Munich | ||
1920 | St. Gallen | ||
1921 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
0000–1923 | SC Victoria Hamburg | ||
1923–1925 | St. Gallen | ||
1924 | Netherlands | ||
1926–1927 | SpVgg Fürth | ||
FSV Frankfurt | |||
1930–1932 | SpVgg Fürth | ||
1932 | Eintracht Hannover | ||
Arminia Hannover | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close
He scored the first hat-trick in the history of the FA Cup final, but his lasting legacy is defined as an important pioneer of the game in Germany, leading Karlsruher FV and SpVgg Fürth to three German championships as a coach.