Bill Bushby (footballer)
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Full name
Thomas William Bushby
Date of birth
21 August 1914
Place of birth
Shildon, England
Date of death
23 December 1997 (aged 83)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas William Bushby | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Shildon, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1997 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Warsash, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Timothy Hackworth School | |||
| Durham County Schools | |||
| Shildon Amateurs | |||
| Southend United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1939 | Southend United | ||
| 1939–1940 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1940–1946 | Folland Aircraft | ||
| 1946–1947 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 1947–1954 | Cowes | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1954 | Sarisbury | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas William Bushby (21 August 1914 – 23 December 1997) was an English footballer who played as a half back. Born in Shildon, Bushby began his career with Southend United in 1934, and later played for a number of Hampshire-based teams including Portsmouth and Southampton, before retiring from professional football in 1947.