Bill Sawers
William Sawers (13 June 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke, as well as with Scottish Division One side Dundee.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Sawers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 1960 (aged 89)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1892 | Clyde | ||
| 1892–1893 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | (11) |
| 1893–1894 | Stoke | 17 | (5) |
| 1894–1895 | Dundee | 14 | (7) |
| 1895 | Stoke | 1 | (0) |
| 1895 | Dundee | 9 | (3) |
| 1896 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1896 | Abercorn | ||
| 1897 | Clyde | ||
| International career | |||
| 1895 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Sawers was born in Glasgow and began his career with Clyde before joining English side Blackburn Rovers in 1892.[1] He spent the 1892–93 season at Blackburn where he played in 28 matches scoring 14 goals before leaving for Stoke.[1] He scored five goals in 18 matches for the "Potters" before returning north to Dundee, where he would score 8 goals in 19 matches for the "Dark Blues".[1][2] He did make one more appearance for Stoke in September 1895 but returned to Dundee that same month, scoring a further 3 goals in 9 matches,[2] before moving to fellow Scottish side Kilmarnock at the turn of the year.
Sawers was capped once by Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales in March 1895.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1892–93 | First Division | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 |
| Stoke[1] | 1893–94 | First Division | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 1895–96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stoke total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Dundee[2] | 1894–95 | Scottish Division One | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| 1895–96 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Dundee total | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Career Total | 65 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 30 | ||
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- "Bill Sawers | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- (Smith 2013, p. 253)
- "Dowds,Peter". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.