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English footballer (1875–1961)

Billy Balmer
Personal information
Balmer with Everton in 1906
Full name	William Atherton Balmer
Date of birth	(1875-07-29)29 July 1875
Place of birth	West Derby, England
Date of death	February 1961 (1961-03) (aged 85)
Place of death	Huddersfield, England
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Aintree Church
	South Shore
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1897–1908	Everton	293	(1)
1909–1911	Croydon Common	43	(1)
1912	Chester	2	(0)
International career
1905	England	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Balmer (29 July 1875 – February 1961) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Everton, as well as the England national side. His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer.

Career

Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore and went on to play 331 games, scoring one goal. His brother Bob – four years his junior – also played for Everton. His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.

His only England appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Ireland in 1905.

Balmer spent the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons in the Southern League with Croydon Common, making 64 appearances and scoring four goals. In 1912, 35-year-old Balmer joined Chester in the Lancashire Combination, but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best.

In 1921, Balmer was appointed as trainer at Huddersfield Town and progressed to become a coach with the club.

References

^ "England Players – Billy Balmer". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – William Balmer" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885–1997. Yore Publications. p. 36. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.

External links

Billy Balmer at Englandstats.com

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