William Edward Bann (15 August 1902 – 16 March 1973) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Aldershot. He also played in the Scottish League for Broxburn United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Edward Bann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1902-08-15)15 August 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Broxburn, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1973(1973-03-16) (aged 70)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Haringey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1922 | Winchburgh Thistle | ||
| 1922–1923 | Broxburn United | 8 | (0) |
| 1923–1929 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1930–1932 | Brentford | 7 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Aldershot | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A full back, Bann's senior career began at Scottish League Second Division club Broxburn United.[2] He moved to England to join First Division club Tottenham Hotspur in February 1923 and made 12 appearances before his release in May 1929.[2][3][4] He was then re-signed, but failed to make any further appearances before departing White Hart Lane for the final time at the end of the 1929–30 season.[3] Bann joined Third Division South club Brentford in June 1930 and made seven appearances before joining Bristol Rovers in 1932,[5] where he made just a solitary league appearance.[6] He finished his career with Aldershot in 1934.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Broxburn United | 1922–23[2] | Scottish Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1925–26[7] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1928–29[7] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1930–31[8] | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1931–32[8] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||