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Billy INGHAM

Billy Ingham - Burnley FC - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 15 December 1973

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    • POSITION
      Midfielder
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 22 October 1952
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Stakeford, England. Died 7th. November 2009 aged 57.
  • CLUBS
  • Burnley FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1969-1980
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 12th February 1972 in a 2-0 defeat at Hull City (Aged: 19)
    • Club Career
      181 League apps (+30 as sub), 22 goals
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Billy INGHAM - Burnley FC - League appearances.

Billy Ingham is pictured during the match against Norwich in December 1973.

He scored the only goal of the game that day.

211 League games and 22 goals for The Clarets.

 

Burnley:   1969-1970     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1970-1971     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1971-1972     Played   9     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1972-1973     Played   18     Scored   4   goals   (Division 2)
     1973-1974     Played   24     Scored   2   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   35     Scored   1   goal   (Division 1)
     1975-1976     Played   20     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played   28     Scored   2   goals   (Division 2)
     1977-1978     Played   33     Scored   4   goals   (Division 2)
     1978-1979     Played   37     Scored   9   goals   (Division 2)
     1979-1980     Played   8     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
 

Transferred to Bradford City in August 1980 for £30,000.

He played 78 League games for them and scored 4 goals.

Prior to the 1986–87 season, he was given the chance to return to Turf Moor by manager Brian Miller, but he turned down the offer

He later played non-league football for Accrington Stanley.

Following his retirement from professional football football, he continued to live in Burnley and worked as a bus driver for Burnley & Pendle. In 2008, Ingham was taken ill and was given last rites in hospital.

He returned home but failed to fully recover and on 7 November 2009, he died following the long illness.