Bill Isaac

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Bill Isaac
Personal information
Full name William James Isaac
Date of birth Q3 1918 (1918)[1]
Place of birth Tynemouth, England[1]
Date of death (aged 22)[2]
Place of death Maidstone, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1939 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1939–1941 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William James Isaac (Q3 1918 – 14 April 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Personal life

Isaac enlisted in the British Army at the outbreak of the Second World War and served as an instructor in the Royal Artillery with the rank of bombardier.[2][3] He took part in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk, dying of meningitis in Maidstone on 14 April 1941.[3][4][5][6] He was buried in Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 1939–40[1] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
1939–40[6] League South B 1 1 0 0 1 1
1940–41[6] South Division 10 2 0 0 10 2
Career total 14 3 0 0 14 3

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bill Isaac at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: William James Isaac". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Former Black Watch Player Dead". Blyth News. 17 April 1941. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
  5. ^ Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle United's fallen World War I and II heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "The stories of 7 Brighton & Hove Albion players who served in World War II". wearebrighton.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.


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