William Bryant (footballer, born 1899)

This article is about the England international footballer who played for Millwall. For other sportsmen called William Bryant, see William Bryant (disambiguation) § Sport.

William Bryant
Personal information
Full name William Ingram Bryant
Date of birth (1899-03-01)1 March 1899
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Date of death 21 January 1986(1986-01-21) (aged 86)
Place of death Witham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1925 Clapton
1925–1931 Millwall 132 (30)
1931–1933 Clapton
International career
1925 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ingram Bryant (1 March 1899 – 21 January 1986) was an English international footballer who played club football for Clapton and Millwall. Born in Ghent, Belgium, Bryant played as a centre half.

Whilst a Clapton player Bryant was capped by England, in a match against France in May 1925. It was to be his only England appearance.[2]

Bryant first played a Football League match for Millwall in the 1925–26 season and he went on to play over 130 League games for the Lions.[3]

He died in Witham in 1986.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Billy Bryant". England Football Online. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "William Bryant". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "THE BRYANT FAMILIES of area around Wick and Abson in Gloucestershire". Bryant Family Tree. Retrieved 7 September 2009.


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