For other people with similar names, see William Foulkes (disambiguation) and William Foulke (disambiguation).
Bill Foulkes
Foulkes circa 1975
Personal information
Full name
William Anthony Foulkes[1]
Date of birth
(1932-01-05)5 January 1932[1][2]
Place of birth
St. Helens, Lancashire, England[2]
Date of death
25 November 2013(2013-11-25) (aged 81)[1]
Place of death
Manchester, England[1]
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)
Centre-half[2]
Youth career
1950
Whiston Boys Club
1950–1951
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1951–1970
Manchester United
566
(7)
International career
1955
England U23
2
(0)
1954
England
1
(0)
Managerial career
1975–1977
Chicago Sting
1978–1979
Tulsa Roughnecks
1979–1980
Witney Town
1980
San Jose Earthquakes
1981
IL Bryn
Steinkjer
1983–1984
Lillestrøm
1985
Viking
1988–1992
Mazda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
William Anthony Foulkes (/faʊks/ or /foʊks/; 5 January 1932 – 25 November 2013) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre-half. For Manchester United, he played 688 games which places him at number 4 on the all-time list of appearances behind Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton and Paul Scholes. He made 3 appearances as a substitute. He also started in every single United game in the 1957–58, 1959–60 and 1964–65 seasons. He scored a total of 9 goals in his 18 seasons at United and helped the club win four First Division titles, one FA Cup and one European Cup. He was capped three times for England in 1954–55.
After retiring as a player, he spent more than 20 years as a coach and manager at numerous clubs in England and overseas.
^ abcd"Bill Foulkes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ abcd"Bill Foulkes Player Biography". Manchester United Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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