Billy Spurdle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Spurdle | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1926 | ||
| Place of birth |
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 2011 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Guernsey, Channel Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half / Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Oldham Athletic | 56 | (5) |
| 1950–1956 | Manchester City | 160 | (32) |
| 1956–1957 | Port Vale | 21 | (7) |
| 1957–1963 | Oldham Athletic | 144 | (19) |
| Total | 381 | (63) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Spurdle (28 January 1926 – 20 June 2011) was a Guernsey-born footballer who played as a wing half. He scored 63 goals in 381 league appearances in a 16-year professional career in the Football League.
He started his career with Oldham Athletic in 1947 before making a £12,000 move to Manchester City two years later. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in the 1950–51 campaign. He went on to feature in the 1955 FA Cup final defeat to Newcastle United. He was sold to Port Vale in November 1956 for a £4,000 fee before returning to Oldham at the end of the season for a £1,000 fee. He helped the "Latics" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1962–63, his final season as a professional player.