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William Emerson (footballer)
Encyclopedia
William "Billy" Emerson (December 16, 1891 - January 19, 1961) was a former football
player, for Burnley
and Glentoran.
.
.
Glentoran finished as champions that season and the following year, Emerson was part of the successful team that lifted both the Irish Cup and City Cup.
He was also part of the squad that traveled to the continent and brought back the Vienna Cup. William Emerson made almost 300 appearances for Glentoran before joining Burnley during the 1921–22 season.
in 1914 when his club toured Europe
and Burnley secured his transfer towards the end of the 1921–22 season.
Emerson made his debut for the then reigning league champions in front of 30,000 spectators in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City
.
He spent parts of three seasons at Turf Moor
playing 45 times, but like some of his Glentoran colleagues before him, moved back to the Oval.
He also played with Glentoran's cross city rivals Linfield and also enjoyed two spells back in east Belfast with Dundela
.
He would earn a further 10 caps for Ireland, scoring once. Five of his caps were earned at Burnley while the remaining six he won while on Glentoran's books. His six caps while at Glentoran makes him the most capped player in the club's history.
All 11 of Emerson's Ireland caps came in Home International Championship
games.
His last cap came on October 20, 1923 in a 2-1 victory over England
in Belfast
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, for Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and Glentoran.
Club career
A talented right half, Billy Emerson sprang from the Owen O'Cork club on east Belfast's Beersbridge Road, a little club that reared many young players for its big league neighbours GlentoranGlentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...
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Glentoran
After being snapped up by the Glens in 1912, he made five appearances, scoring three goals in wins against Derry City and ShelbourneShelbourne
Shelbourne may refer to :*Shelbourne Hotel; a hotel in the centre of Dublin, Ireland*Shelbourne Development; a real estate development company based out of Dublin, Ireland*Shelbourne Road; a street in Dublin, Ireland...
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Glentoran finished as champions that season and the following year, Emerson was part of the successful team that lifted both the Irish Cup and City Cup.
He was also part of the squad that traveled to the continent and brought back the Vienna Cup. William Emerson made almost 300 appearances for Glentoran before joining Burnley during the 1921–22 season.
Burnley FC
Emerson first met the Burnley team in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in 1914 when his club toured Europe
Europe
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and Burnley secured his transfer towards the end of the 1921–22 season.
Emerson made his debut for the then reigning league champions in front of 30,000 spectators in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
.
He spent parts of three seasons at Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
playing 45 times, but like some of his Glentoran colleagues before him, moved back to the Oval.
Glentoran
After departing Burnley, Billy Emerson returned to Belfast where he played with Glentoran for two more years until 1926. In his two spells at the Oval, Emerson made more than 300 appearances.He also played with Glentoran's cross city rivals Linfield and also enjoyed two spells back in east Belfast with Dundela
Dundela F.C.
Dundela F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football team from Belfast. It currently plays in IFA Championship 2, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park, nicknamed "the Hen Run". The club's colours are green and white. The home kit has green shirts, white shorts and green or white socks,...
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International career
Emerson earned his first cap for pre-partition Ireland against England in October 1919.He would earn a further 10 caps for Ireland, scoring once. Five of his caps were earned at Burnley while the remaining six he won while on Glentoran's books. His six caps while at Glentoran makes him the most capped player in the club's history.
All 11 of Emerson's Ireland caps came in Home International Championship
British Home Championship
The British Home Championship was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from the 1883–84 season until the 1983–84...
games.
His last cap came on October 20, 1923 in a 2-1 victory over England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
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