Player Profile

Billy LUCAS

Full name
William Henry LUCAS

Date of birth
January 15th, 1918 - Newport

First joined
May 11th, 1937 [transferred in]

First team debut
August 28th, 1937 vs. Notts County (Away)

Last match played
March 13th, 1948 vs. Swansea Town (Home)

Positions

IL

OL

IRA

ILA

IR
International career
WALES
Full international
7 apps.

Wartime international
8 apps.

Victory international
2 apps.

Welsh international.

Playing Record


Senior

Season LEAGUE WAR LGE FA CUP WAR CUP OTHER TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
1947/48 28 3 - - 6 2 - - - - 34 5
1946/47 42 14 - - 2 2 - - - - 44 16
1945/46 - - 4 1 1 - 15 1 - - 20 2
1939/40 3 - 11 5 - - - - - - 14 5
1938/39 39 8 - - 2 2 - - 2 - 43 10
1937/38 32 7 - - 2 - - - 2 1 36 8
TOTAL 144 32 15 6 13 6 15 1 4 1 191 46

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Season NON-LGE OTHER TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
1947/48 - - - - - -
1946/47 - - - - - -
1945/46 - - - - - -
1939/40 - - - - - -
1938/39 1 - - - 1 -
1937/38 7 3 - - 7 3
TOTAL 8 3 - - 8 3

Career details


Club Details
Brookside Athletic

Brookside Athletic 		 (youth)
Treharris Athletic

Treharris Ath. 		September 1935 
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves 		October 1935 (amateur)
Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town 		February 1936 (amateur)
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves 		May 1936 (signed professional contract); transferred out (May 11th, 1937)
Swindon Town

Swindon 		May 11th, 1937 (transferred in , £500 ); transferred out (March 17th, 1948)
Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town 		January 19th, 1940 (guest)
Hull City

Hull City 		September 6th, 1940 (guest)
Chesterfield

Chesterfield 		December 27th, 1940 (guest)
Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town 		February 28th, 1941 (guest)
Clapton Orient

Clapton Orient 		December 24th, 1941 (guest)
Chester

Chester 		January 30th, 1942 (guest)
Lovells Athletic

Lovells Athletic 		September 25th, 1942 (guest)
Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn 		October 9th, 1942 (guest)
Aldershot

Aldershot 		September 3rd, 1943 (guest)
Lovells Athletic

Lovells Athletic 		September 10th, 1943 (guest)
Lovells Athletic

Lovells Athletic 		August 25th, 1944 (guest)
Aldershot

Aldershot 		October 13th, 1944 (guest)
Newport County

Newport County 		September 13th, 1945 (guest)
Newport County

Newport County 		April 23rd, 1946 (guest)
Swansea Town

Swansea Town 		March 17th, 1948 (transferred in , £11,500 )
Newport County

Newport County 		December 1953 (appointed player-manager); retired (1957/8)
1957/8 (manager) ; resigned (April 1961)
Newport County

Newport County 		March 1962 (appointed manager)
Swansea Town

Swansea Town 		February 18th, 1967 (appointed manager)
Newport County

Newport County 		November 23rd, 1970 (appointed manager)