Billy Rees
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Rees | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Blaengarw, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1996 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Bridgend, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1949 | Cardiff City | 101 | (33) |
| 1949–1950 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | (3) |
| 1950–1956 | Leyton Orient | 184 | (58) |
| 1956–1959 |
Headington United | 122 | (58) |
| 1959–? | Kettering Town | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Rees (10 March 1924 – 27 July 1996) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
Career
Rees was born in Pwllcarn Terrace,
Football League returning following the end of the war Rees became a major part of the side, helping them to promotion in the first season. He finished as top scorer the following year but at the end of the 1948-49 season his good form saw Tottenham Hotspur take him to London for £14,000, just weeks after winning the first of his four Wales caps against Northern Ireland.[2]
Early into his Tottenham career he suffered from a number of minor injuries which caused his form to severely dip and he found himself out of the side. He was quickly sold to
Headington United and Kettering Town.[2]
Following his retirement from football he worked as a plant operator before later joining a pharmaceutical company based in Bridgend whilst living in nearby Llangeinor.
References
- ^ "Wales 2-3 England". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Further reading
- Hayes, Dean P. (2004). Wales The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3700-9.