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English footballer

Bill Hooper
Personal information
Full name William George Hooper
Date of birth 20 February 1884
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Date of death 3 September 1952(1952-09-03) (aged 68)
Place of death Southport, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Catford Southend
0000–1905 Royal Army Service Corps
1905–1906 Grimsby Town 33 (5)
1906–1912 Nottingham Forest 147 (22)
1912 Notts County 16 (1)
0000–1914 Barrow
1914–1915 Gillingham 25 (1)
1915–1920 Southport Vulcan 28 (5)
1915–1918 → Brentford (guest) 37 (7)
Lancaster Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William George Hooper (20 February 1884 – 3 September 1952) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances as an outside right in the Football League, most notably for Nottingham Forest.

Personal life

Hooper served in the Army Service Corps until 1905.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1906–07 Second Division 13 2 0 0 — 13 2
1907–08 First Division 20 0 0 0 — 20 0
1908–09 First Division 37 8 4 2 — 41 10
1909–10 First Division 29 4 4 0 — 33 4
1910–11 First Division 37 6 1 0 — 38 6
1911–12 Second Division 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
Total 147 22 9 2 — 156 24
Gillingham 1914–15 Southern League First Division 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
Southport Vulcan 1919–20 Central League 28 5 1 0 5 4 34 9
Career total 200 28 10 2 5 4 215 34
  1. Appearances in Lancashire Junior Cup

Honours

Nottingham Forest

Southport Vulcan

  • Lancashire Junior Cup: 1919–20

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 142. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Bill Hooper". Port Online. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "Hooper Bill Nottingham Forest 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Bill Hooper". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. "Bill Hooper". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. Nottingham Forest F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  8. Hayes, Daniel (12 November 2016). "Lancaster Town 0 – 1 Southport". SFC FPA. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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