Bill Shortt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bill Shortt
Personal information
Full name William Warren Shortt
Date of birth October 13, 1920(1920-10-13)
Place of birth    Wrexham, Wales
Date of death    20 September 2004 (aged 83)
Place of death    Plymouth, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
c. 1936–1938 Hoole Alex.
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1938–1946
1938–1939
1946–1956
1956–?		 Chester
→ Wellington (loan)
Plymouth Argyle
Tavistock

342 0 0(0)
   
National team
1947–1953 Wales 12 0 0 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Bill Shortt (born 13 October 1920, Wrexham; died 20 September 2004) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped 12 times by Wales.

Contents

[edit] Playing Career

Shortt joined Chester on amateur terms in 1938 after being spotted playing playing for local side Hoole Alex., signing a professional contract the following May after a loan spell with Wellington [1].

Although Shortt officially never played a Football League match for Chester, he was a regular for the first-team throughout the war years. He made his debut in the club’s first wartime league match against Tranmere Rovers in October 1939 and played his final match against Rochdale in January 1946, shortly before moving to Division Two side Plymouth Argyle for £1,000 [2].

Shortt went on to make more than 300 league appearances for Argyle over the next decade, helping them win the Football League Division Three South title in 1951–52. His stint also saw him capped 12 times by Wales, with his first cap coming against Northern Ireland in April 1947 [3]. The following season saw him return to Chester with Plymouth in the FA Cup third round, but he was on the losing side as Chester recorded a 2-0 victory [4].

After leaving Plymouth in 1956, Shortt ended his professional career. He joined non-league side Tavistock and was the landlord of a pub in Plymouth [5].

He died on 20 September 2004, the same day as legendary football manager Brian Clough.

[edit] Honours

Plymouth Argyle

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bill Shortt 1920-2004. www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  2. ^ Bill Shortt 1920-2004. www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  3. ^ Bill Shortt 1920-2004. www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  4. ^ Bill Shortt 1920-2004. www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  5. ^ Bill Shortt 1920-2004. www.chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.