William Grimes
Personal information
Full name William J. Grimes
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Hitchin, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glossop
1908–1910 Bradford City 17 (1)
1910–1914 Derby County 161 (11)
Total 188+ (12+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William J. Grimes (born 1886) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Hitchin, Grimes played for Glossop, Bradford City and Derby County.[1]

For Bradford City he made 17 appearances in the Football League.[2] He played 169 times for Derby County, scoring 11 times, 161 of these appearances were in the Football League.[3]

Personal life

Grimes was married to Ameila Furr, sister of the footballing brothers George, Harry, Vic and Willie Furr.[4]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ↑ Frost, p. 397
  2. ↑ Frost, p. 382
  3. ↑ Mortimer, Gerald (2006). Derby County: The Complete Record. nreedonbook. p. 470. ISBN 1859835171.
  4. ↑ "Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Furr George Melville" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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