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English footballer

Billy Shepherd
Personal information
Full name John William Veitch Shepherd
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Harton, England
Date of death 1936 (aged 41–42)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Harton Colliery
Jarrow
Newcastle Swifts
Jarrow
1921–1923 Ashington 41 (0)
1923 Luton Town 3 (0)
Workington
West Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Veitch Shepherd (1894–1936) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Ashington and Luton Town.

Personal life

Shepherd served in the British Army during the First World War.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 1923–24 Third Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Third Division. Northern Section. Ashington". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Billy Shepherd". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2021.


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