Tally Sneddon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Cleland Sneddon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
Date of death | April 1995 (aged 80–81)[2] | ||
Place of death | Bangor, Wales | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Wishaw Juniors | |||
–1935 | Rutherglen Glencairn | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1937 | Falkirk | 36 | (8) |
1937–1939 | Brentford | 66 | (2) |
1939–1946 | Swansea Town | 5 | (0) |
1940 | → Ayr United (guest) | 2 | (1) |
1942–1943 | → Brentford (guest) | 26 | (2) |
1942 | → Hamilton Academical (guest) | 2 | (0) |
1946–1947 | Newport County | 18 | (0) |
Milford United | |||
Managerial career | |||
Milford United (player-manager) | |||
1952–1953 | Burton Albion | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Cleland Sneddon (1 April 1914 – April 1995) was a Scottish professional
.Career
Early years
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Brentford
Sneddon moved to England to join First Division club Brentford for a £4,000 fee in June 1937,[4] as a replacement for Welsh international Dai Richards.[1] He quickly established himself in the side and made 44 appearances during the 1937–38 season.[5] Sneddon found game-time harder to come by during the 1938–39 season and made 27 appearances, scoring two goals.[5] He left Griffin Park at the end of the campaign, having made 70 appearances and scored two goals in his two seasons with the Bees.[1]
Swansea Town
Sneddon and Brentford teammate
Wartime guest appearances
Sneddon played as a guest for Scottish clubs Ayr United and Hamilton Academical as a guest during the Second World War.[3] His most memorable spell came with a return to Brentford, who he helped to win the 1941–42 London War Cup.[7] He returned again during the 1942–43 season.[5]
Newport County
Sneddon joined Second Division club Newport County in November 1946 and he made 18 league appearances during the 1946–47 season before departing at the end of the campaign.[1][6][2]
Milford United
Sneddon ended his career with a
International career
Sneddon made an appearance for Scotland in a trial game while a Falkirk player, but failed to be called up to a senior squad.[1]
Managerial career
Milford United
While with Welsh League club Milford United, Sneddon combined his playing duties with that of the club's manager.[6]
Burton Albion
Sneddon had a spell as manager of Birmingham and District League club Burton Albion between 1952 and 1953.[6][8]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 1935–36[4] | Scottish Second Division
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
1936–37[4] | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | |||
Total | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | |||
Brentford | 1937–38[5] | First Division | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
1938–39[5] | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
Total | 66 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
Swansea Town
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1946–47[6]
|
Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 68 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2 |
- ^ Appearance in Empire Exhibition Trophy
Honours
Falkirk
- Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1935–36, 1936–37[9]
Brentford
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b "Tally Sneddon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Sneddon, William (1942)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Players of the past". Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ISBN 978-1-85983-816-7.
- ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 118. Retrieved 17 April 2021.