Billy Foulkes

Billy Foulkes
Personal information
Full name William Isaiah Foulkes
Date of birth (1926-05-29)29 May 1926
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Date of death 7 February 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 52)
Place of death Chester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Cardiff City 0 (0)
1948–1951 Chester 118 (14)
1951–1954 Newcastle United 58 (8)
1954–1956 Southampton 23 (1)
1956 Winsford United
1956–1961 Chester 178 (23)
1961–???? Hyde United
International career
1951–1954 Wales 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Isaiah Foulkes (29 May 1926 – 7 February 1979) was a Welsh international footballer, who played as an inside forward for Newcastle United, Southampton and Chester in the 1940s and 1950s, winning the FA Cup with Newcastle in 1952.