Bill Hastings (footballer)
William Hastings (22 August 1888[2] – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who scored seven goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham.[3] He also won the Southern League title with Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1909–10 season and with Watford in 1914–15. His main playing position was at outside left.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hastings | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | West Hartlepool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Spennymoor United | |||
| West Hartlepool | |||
| 1909–1912 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 85 | (11) |
| 1912–1914 | Birmingham | 40 | (7) |
| 1914–1919 | Watford | 34 | (6) |
| 1919 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hastings was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, and played for Spennymoor United and West Hartlepool[4] before moving south to join Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1909. He missed only one game as the club won the Southern League title and the Southern Charity Cup in his first season,[5] and set up Charlie Webb's goal as Albion beat reigning Football League champions Aston Villa in the 1910 FA Charity Shield.[6] He moved to Second Division club Birmingham in February 1912 for a £100 fee.[5] He never established himself as a first-choice player,[4] and moved back to the Southern League with Watford in 1914, with whom he again won that league's championship in the last season before the First World War.[7] After serving in the Royal Flying Corps,[5] Hastings returned home to play a few games for North Eastern League club Hartlepools United.[2] He later became a referee.[4]
References
- "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Bill Hastings". POOLstats. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 118. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 108–09. ISBN 0-9521337-1-7.
- Carder, Tim & Harris, Roger (1993). Seagulls! The Story of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 55. ISBN 0-9521337-0-9.
- Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. Twickenham. p. 114. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
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