Allan Bottrill
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Eston, England | ||
Date of death | 29 November 1929 (aged 24) | ||
Place of death | Eston, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921–1925 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
1925–1926 | Nelson | 1 | (0) |
1926–1927 | York City | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Allan Bottrill (1905 – 29 November 1929) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward. He played one match in the Football League Third Division North for Nelson in the 1925–26 season.
Biography
Allan Bottrill was born in early 1905 in the town of Eston, North Yorkshire.[1] He was the fourth of seven children born to Walter and Edith Bottrill,[2] and his elder brother Billy was also a professional footballer. After leaving the professional game, Allan Bottrill worked as a plater's assistant in a shipyard. He died from acute pneumonia in his home in Eston on 29 November 1929, at the age of 24.[1]
Career
Bossons started his playing career with
Bottrill failed to make another competitive appearance for Nelson, and was released in the summer of 1926. He subsequently signed for
References
- ^ a b c d e f Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 21.
- ^ "Ancestry of Allan Bottrill". Kindred Konnections. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 31.
- ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.