Bill Guttridge

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Bill Guttridge
Personnel
Surname William Henry Guttridge
birthday March 4, 1931
place of birth Darlaston ,  England
date of death April 6, 2013
Place of death Walsall ,  England
position Defender (left)
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Metroshaft Works
1947-1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (0)
1954-1952 Walsall FC 198 (0)
1962-1964 Macclesfield Town 72 (0)
1964-1966 Stourbridge FC
1966-1969 Darlaston FC
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1967-1969 Darlaston FC (player-manager)
1 Only league games are given.

William Henry "Bill" Guttridge (born March 4, 1931 in Darlaston , † April 6, 2013 in Walsall ) was an English football player and coach . The left full-back was part of the Wolverhampton Wanderers' championship team in the 1953/54 season and then long-standing part of FC Walsall , which he led as captain to two successes in a row up to the second division.

Athletic career

Guttridge worked and played for Metroshaft Works in the local Wolverhampton Works League before joining the local professional club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1947 . At the age of 17, the left-back, known for his strength in duels, was given a professional contract there and he stayed in Molineux for six years . However, it was often not enough for appearances in the first team and he only played six league games during this time. These include two encounters in the 1953/54 championship season; a small highlight was then on September 24, 1954, his participation in the high-scoring Charity Shield game (the English equivalent of the "Supercup") against West Bromwich Albion (4: 4).

Shortly thereafter, Guttridge moved in November 1954 to the nearby third division club FC Walsall , the transfer fee is said to have been £ 2,500, according to press reports . The assessment of a club director from Walsall that he had signed Guttridge as a "versatile player" was confirmed over the next few seasons. Under coach Major Frank Buckley initially a regular player in the right-back position, he lost his place in the team for the following season to Harry Haddington and was also regularly used in the runner row in the following two seasons. In the 1957/58 season he moved for the injured Eric Perkins as a left defender again permanently in the team, lying in 20th place in the table, the team missed the qualification for the single-track third division and was classified in the newly created fourth division . As a result, Guttridge was an undisputed regular player under coach Bill Moore , rose to team captain in 1959 and led the team to two successes in a row up to the second highest English division, with Guttridge being limited to 19 season appearances in the third division season 1960/61 due to cartilage damage . Despite his nickname "Chopper" (Eng. Chopping knife) Guttridge was considered an unyielding and fair player whose outstanding feature were his tackles.

At the end of the second division season 1961/62 , in the course of which Guttridge had come again to 16 league appearances and in the fourth round of the FA Cup only defeated the first division FC Fulham with the inner storm trio Graham Leggat , Jackie Henderson and Johnny Haynes , he became a free transfer Change permitted. He joined in non-league football at first Macclesfield Town in the Cheshire League , at the club he was named Player of the Year in the 1962/63 season and won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1963/64 in addition to the league championship . In 1964 he moved to the West Midlands (Regional) League playing Stourbridge FC , where he was one of the most popular players alongside his former Walsall teammate Jimmy Dudley . In 1966 he moved to FC Darlaston within the league , where he played with John Sharples , Granville Palin and Gordon Wills alongside several former Walsall teammates. In June 1967 he took over coaching duties at Darlaston; His time at the club ended in early 1969. He also trained for 13 years in the youth area of ​​his ex-club in Walsall.

After leaving the football business, Guttridge worked for 30 years in the service department of a spray painting department for washing machines. He died in Walsall at the age of 82 after suffering from Parkinson's disease and multiple pneumonia in previous years .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tony Matthews, The Saddlers: The Complete Record of Walsall Football Club . Breedon Books Publishing, Derby 1999, ISBN 978-1-85983-156-4 , pp. 106 .
  2. ^ Walsall Disappointed . In: Birmingham Daily Post , 23 November 1954, p. 10.  (paid link)
  3. ↑ Guttridge moves to Fewllows Park . In: Birmingham Daily Gazette , November 23, 1954, p. 6.  (paid link)
  4. ^ A b Geoff Allman: Walsall Football Club: 100 Greats . The History Press, Stroud 1997, ISBN 978-0-7524-2226-8 , pp. 51 .
  5. ↑ ASTON VILLA RELY ON SIMMS . In: Birmingham Daily Post , February 10, 1961, p. 20.  (paid link)
  6. ↑ GUTTRIDGE FOR MACCLESFIELD . In: Sports Argus , June 16, 1962, p. 5.  (link subject to charge)
  7. ↑ silkmenarchives.org.uk: Player Profiles - G , accessed June 3, 2018
  8. ^ Burkitt's job . In: Birmingham Daily Post , July 11, 1964, p. 22.  (paid link)
  9. ↑ McDermott for Dudley… . In: Sports Argus , May 22, 1965, p. 7.  (link subject to charge)
  10. ↑ Eager Darlaston are making up for that lost time . In: Sports Argus , September 3, 1966, p. 4.  (link subject to charge)
  11. ↑ Guttridge leads coaching . In: Sports Argus , June 24, 1967, p. 1.  (link subject to charge)
  12. ↑ Clubs voice worries over new league . In: Sports Argus , February 8, 1969, p. 12.  (link subject to charge)
  13. ^ "Ex-Walsall and Wolves player Bill Guttridge dies at age 82" (Express & Star)
personal data
SURNAME Guttridge, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guttridge, William Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Darlaston
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 2013
Place of death Walsall