Willie Furr

William Stanley Furr (22 July 1891 – 1975) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1][3][4]

Willie Furr
Personal information
Full name William Stanley Furr[1]
Date of birth (1891-07-22)22 July 1891[1]
Place of birth Barnet, England[2]
Date of death 1975 (aged 8384)[1]
Place of death Biggleswade, England[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hitchin Town
1912 Brentford 2 (0)
1912 Leicester Fosse 1 (0)
Luton Town
1913 Eccles Borough
1913 Letchworth Town
1919 Luton Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Furr's three brothers, George, Harry and Vic also played professional football.[2] His sisters Amelia and Miriam married footballers William Grimes and George Payne respectively.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1911–12[3] Southern League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Leicester Fosse 1912–13[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Luton Town 1919–20[6] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 4 0

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Biographies – George Melville Furr" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "The Football Association – Season 1913–14 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Willie Furr | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. "William Furr". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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