Billy Bloomfield

Billy Bloomfield
Personal information
Full name William George Bloomfield[1]
Date of birth (1939-08-25)25 August 1939
Place of birth Kensington, England
Date of death September 2003 (2003-10) (aged 64)[1]
Place of death Kensington, England[1]
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
–1956 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Brentford 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William George Bloomfield (25 August 1939 – September 2003) was an English footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Brentford.[2]

Career

Bloomfield joined Third Division South club Brentford at a young age and made his senior debut on 19 April 1957,[2] in a 2–2 West London derby draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[3] He made one further first team appearance against Coventry City in September 1957.[3] Bloomfield spent much of his time at Griffin Park playing for the reserves, scoring 28 goals in 98 appearances.[2] He retired in January 1960 due to failing eyesight and scored a hat-trick in his final reserve team match versus Gillingham.[4]

Personal life

Bloomfield's older brother Jimmy was also a professional footballer.[2] He was diagnosed with a severe eye disorder in the late 1950s.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1956–57[3] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
1957–58[3] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Billy Bloomfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 23. ISBN 0955294916.
  3. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 384. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b "Billy Bloomfield". brentfordfc.co.uk. 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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