Billy Bonds
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | William Arthur Bonds | |
| birthday | September 17, 1946 | |
| place of birth | Woolwich , London , England | |
| position | Defense , midfield | |
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| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1964-1967 | Charlton Athletic | 95 (1) |
| 1967-1988 | West Ham United | 663 (48) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1990-1994 | West Ham United | |
| 1997-1998 | Millwall FC | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
William Arthur "Billy" Bonds MBE (born September 17, 1946 in Woolwich , London ) is an English football player and coach who is often associated with West Ham United and is the club's record holder with 793 competitive games to this day. He began as a midfielder, in the 1973/1974 season he scored 13 goals in the First Division. He later switched to the position of central defender.
In 1967 he moved from Charlton Athletic to West Ham United and stayed there for more than 20 years, scoring 48 goals in his 663 league games for the club (which also represent a club record). After Bobby Moore's departure in 1974, he was named the new captain, became a local hero and is the only West Ham captain to win the FA Cup twice , in 1975 and 1980.
In 1990, after giving up playing, he became the Hammers coach . He held this office for four years before Harry Redknapp was to inherit him. He was inducted into the Order of the British Empire in 1988. At the end of the 2012/2013 season, Bonds became the first West Ham United player to receive the club's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Web links
- West Ham United career statistics
- Billy Bonds (article by Paul McCarthy at the National Football Museum)
- Ten reasons Billy Bonds is a West Ham United legend (on the West Ham United site)
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| SURNAME | Bonds, Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bonds, William Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woolwich , London , England |