Bill Berry (footballer, born 1904)

Bill Berry
Berry while with Brentford in 1926
Personal information
Full name William George Berry[1]
Date of birth (1904-08-18)18 August 1904
Place of birth Hackney, England
Date of death 15 September 1972(1972-09-15) (aged 68)[2]
Place of death Manor Park, England[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Royal Naval Depot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Charlton Athletic 11 (2)
1924–1926 Gillingham 79 (9)
1926–1932 Brentford 134 (40)
1932–1933 Crystal Palace 17 (4)
1933–1934 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 12 (2)
1934–1937 SC Fives
Managerial career
1934–1944 SC Fives
1944–1946 Lille
1946–1948 Lierse
1953–1955 Nice
1955–1956 Club de Hammam-Lif
1956–1958 Étoile du Sahel
1958–1961 Jeunesse Esch
1961–1965 Union Luxembourg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William George Berry (18 August 1904 – 15 September 1972), known in England as Bill Berry and in Francophone nations as George Berry or Georges Berry, was an English professional footballer who made over 130 appearances as an outside left in the Football League for Brentford. He also played league football for Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and after his retirement he had a 30-year management career with clubs in France, Belgium, Tunisia and Luxembourg.

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  2. ^ a b "William George Berry". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 14 December 2017.