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William Sawers (13 June 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke.[1]

Bill Sawers
Personal information
Full name William Sawers[1]
Date of birth 13 June 1871
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death 20 October 1960(1960-10-20) (aged 89)[1]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1892 Clyde
1892–1893 Blackburn Rovers 24 (11)
1893–1934 Stoke 17 (5)
1894 Dundee
1895 Stoke 1 (0)
1895 Dundee
1896 Kilmarnock
1896 Abercorn
1897 Clyde
National team
1895 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career


Sawers was born in Glasgow and began his career with Clyde before joining English side Blackburn Rovers in 1892.[1] He spent the 1892–93 season at Blackburn where he played in 28 matches scoring 14 goals before leaving for Stoke.[1] He scored five goals in 18 matches for the "Potters" before returning north to Dundee.[1] He did make one more appearance for Stoke in September 1895 but continued to play in Scotland.

Sawers was capped once by Scotland, in a 2–2 draw against Wales in March 1895.[2]


Career statistics



Club


Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 1892–93 First Division 2411432814
Stoke[1] 1893–94 First Division 17510185
1895–96 First Division 100010
Career Total 4216534719

International


Source:[3]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 189510
Total10

References


  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. (Smith 2013, p. 253)
  3. "Dowds,Peter". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
Sources



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