Bill Strauss (soccer)

William Henry Strauss (6 January 1916 – 16 November 1984) was a South African professional footballer.

Bill Strauss
Personal information
Full name William Henry Strauss[1]
Date of birth (1916-01-06)6 January 1916
Place of birth Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa[1]
Date of death 16 November 1984(1984-11-16) (aged 68)
Place of death Plymouth, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1946[1] Aberdeen 85 (45)
1946–1953 Plymouth Argyle 158 (40)
Total 243 (85)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

An outside left, Strauss played for Aberdeen between 1935 and 1946 and Plymouth Argyle between 1946 and 1953.

At Aberdeen, he played a role in the club's run to the 1937 Scottish Cup Final but received an injury in the semi-final and could not take part in the showpiece event, which resulted in defeat to Celtic.[1]

During the war years he made 2 guest appearances for Clapton Orient in 1941–42.

At Plymouth, he made 166 appearances in all competitions during his time at Home Park, scoring 42 goals, before retiring in 1953 at the age of 37.[2]

Strauss also played Minor Counties Championship matches for Devon from 1950 to 1951,[3] scoring a century in 1950 at The Oval against Surrey Second XI.[4][5]

He died in Plymouth on 16 November 1984.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[6][7] Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1936-37 Scottish Division One 30 24 4 6 34 30
1937-38 19 5 4 2 23 7
1938-39 31 12 6 3 37 15
1939-40 5* 4* - - 5* 4*
1940-41 Competitive Football

Cancelled Due to WW2

1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
Total 85 45 14 11 99 56
Plymouth Argyle 1946-47 Second Division 23 11 1 0 24 11
1947-48 41 5 1 0 42 5
1948-49 31 10 1 0 32 10
1949-50 37 10 2 0 39 10
1950-51 Third Division South 15 3 3 2 18 5
1951-52 9 1 0 0 9 1
1952-53 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953-54 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 158 40 8 2 166 42
Career total 243 85 22 13 265 98

*Games played before league season was suspended

References
  • Neilson N. Kaufman, historian Leyton Orient, on 15 October 2014
  1. "Bill Strauss". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. "Bill Strauss". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. "Billy Strauss". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. "Surrey Second XI v Devon". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  5. "Bill Strauss". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  6. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  • Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
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