Bill Rigby (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Rigby | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Greasby, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chester | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1947 | Chester | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Rigby (9 June 1921 – 1 June 2010) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Chester.[1]
A product of the youth system at his hometown club of Chester,[2] Rigby made his only peacetime first-team appearance for the club in their first post-war match in The Football League in a 4–4 draw at York City on 31 August 1946. After this he was not selected again, with goalkeeping duties being passed on to George Scales and Jimmy MacLaren.[3]
Earlier he had made appearances for the first-team during the war years, mainly during 1940–41 and 1941–42 while understudy to Bill Shortt.[4]
Bibliography[edit]
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0.
References[edit]
- ^ "Bill Rigby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Sumner (1997), p 142
- ^ Sumner (1997), stats section (46-47)
- ^ Sumner (1997), stats section (war years)