This article is about the English footballer. For the Welsh footballer, see Billy Bassett (Welsh footballer).
Billy Bassett
Personal information
Full name
William Isiah Bassett
Date of birth
(1869-01-27)27 January 1869
Place of birth
West Bromwich, England
Date of death
9 April 1937(1937-04-09) (aged 68)
Place of death
West Bromwich, England
Position(s)
Outside right
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1884–1885
West Bromwich Strollers
1885–1886
Old Church F.C.
1886–1899
West Bromwich Albion
261
(61[1][2])
International career
1888–1896
England
16
(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
William Isiah Bassett (27 January 1869 – 8 April 1937) was an English association footballer, director, and club chairman who served West Bromwich Albion for over half a century.
^"English National Football Archive". Retrieved 25 March 2018. (registration & fee required)
^Matthews, Tony (2012). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion 1878–2005. Derby Books. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-1-78091-154-0.
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