Full Name:
William John Slater
Born:
29th April 1927, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Died:
18th December 2018, Oxfordshire aged 91
England Career:
1954 - 1960
Positions:
Left Half and Centre Back
Clubs (and caps):
Wolverhampton Wanderers (12)
FA Legacy Number:
741
Career Summary:
Bill Slater (29th April 1927 - 18th December 2018) was an international footballer who represented England 12 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 10th November 1954 at 27 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 9th April 1960 aged 32. Slater, born on 29th April 1927, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 741 and played as a Left Half and Centre Back for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Wales (HC) on 10th November 1954 aged 27 years, 6 months, 11 day
Last Cap:
v Scotland (HC) on 9th April 1960 aged 32 years, 11 month, 20 days
Career Length:
5 years, 151 days
Starts:
12
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
12

England Match Statistics

  • British Home ChampionshipHC 3 0 0 0 0
  • FriendlyFR 5 0 0 0 0
  • World Cup FinalsWCF 4 0 0 0 0
  • Competitive 7 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Home 4 0 0 0 0
  • Away 4 0 0 0 0
  • Neutral 4 0 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 5 0 0 0 0
  • Lost 2 0 0 0 0
  • Drawn 5 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Left Half 11 0 0 0 0
  • Centre Back 1 0 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Walter Winterbottom 12 0 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 12
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • 34 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List