Billy Felton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Felton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Heworth, Tyne and Wear, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1977 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pelaw Albion | |||
| – | Pandon Temperance | ||
| – | Wardley Colliery | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Jarrow | ? | (?) |
| 1921–1922 | Grimsby Town | 43 | (0) |
| 1922–1929 | Sheffield Wednesday | 158 | (0) |
| 1929–1932 | Manchester City | 73 | (0) |
| 1932–1934 | Tottenham Hotspur | 73 | (1) |
| 1934–1939 | Altrincham | 181 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 1925 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Felton (1 August 1900 – 22 April 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for a number of football league clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1920s and 1930s, before a long spell with Altrincham. He earned a solitary cap for England in 1925.
Felton was born in Heworth, Tyne and Wear into a mining family. His cousins included Sam Barkas (Bradford City, Manchester City and England), Tommy Barkas (Halifax Town), Ned Barkas (Huddersfield Town, Birmingham and Chelsea) and Harry Barkas (South Shields, Gateshead and Liverpool). While working as a coal-miner, he played amateur football for various colliery teams before joining Jarrow in the North Eastern League.
In January 1921, he joined his first Football League club, Grimsby Town playing in the Third Division. For the 1921–22 season, Grimsby joined the newly formed Third Division North and Felton soon became a regular in the first team. Grimsby finished the season in third place, but only the champions were promoted.
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