Bill Rawlings
Football, Football player
1896 – 1972
Who was Bill Rawlings?
William Ernest "Bill" Rawlings was an English footballer. A centre-forward, he scored more than 196 goals in 367 league games in a 15 year career.
He began his career with Southampton in 1918, who were elevated from the Southern League to the Football League in 1919. He finished as the club's top-scorer eight times in nine seasons from 1920–21 to 1927–28, helping the "Saints" to win the Third Division South title in 1921–22 and to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1925 and 1927. He also won himself two England caps in 1922, both of which were from British Home Championship games. He signed with Manchester United in March 1928, and moved on to Port Vale in November 1929. He picked up a serious ankle injury whilst with the "Valiants", and moved onto Newport via New Milton the following year, before retiring in 1933.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1896
Andover - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Andover
- Died
- Sep 25, 1972
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on July 23, 2013
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