Billy Bonds

Billy Bonds
MBE
Bonds in 1992
Personal information
Full name William Arthur Bonds
Date of birth (1946-09-17) 17 September 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Woolwich, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 Charlton Athletic 95 (1)
1967–1988 West Ham United 663 (48)
Total 758 (49)
Managerial career
1990–1994 West Ham United
1997–1998 Millwall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Arthur Bonds MBE (born 17 September 1946) is a former professional footballer and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager. He played 799 first-team games for West Ham in a career spanning 21 seasons.

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.