Bill Eckersley was an international footballer who represented England 17 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Spain on 2nd July 1950 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 25th November 1953 aged 28. Eckersley, born on 16th July 1925, in Southport, has a FA Legacy Number of 695 and played as a Left Back for his country.
Bill Eckersley - 17 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William Eckersley
- Born: 16th July 1925, Southport
- Died: 25th October 1982, Blackburn aged 57
- England Career: 1950 - 1953
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackburn Rovers (17)
- FA Legacy Number: 695
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Spain (WCF) on 2nd July 1950 aged 24 years, 11 month, 17 days - Last Cap: v
Hungary (FR) on 25th November 1953 aged 28 years, 4 months, 9 days - Career Length: 3 years, 146 days
- Starts: 17
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 17
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Neutral
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Abandoned
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 17
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 17
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 17
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Alf Ramsey
- 15 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 15 Matches
- Jimmy Dickinson
- 14 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 12 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 12 Matches
- Gil Merrick
- 11 Matches
- Harry Johnston
- 8 Matches
- Eddie Baily
- 6 Matches
- Jack Froggatt
- 6 Matches
- Stan Mortensen
- 5 Matches
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)
- 42 sources from 17 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- HUN, 3 - 6, 25th Nov 1953 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 9 days. 
NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 26 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 15.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 5 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 14.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 25 days.
USA, 6 - 3, 8th Jun 1953 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 23 days.
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 15 days.
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 8 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 1 day.
IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 19 days.
SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 12 days.
AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 9 days.- AUT, 2 - 2, 28th Nov 1951 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 12 days. 
POR, 5 - 2, 19th May 1951 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 3 days.- ARG, 2 - 1, 9th May 1951 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 24 days. 
SCO, 2 - 3, 14th Apr 1951 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 29 days.
YUG, 2 - 2, 22nd Nov 1950 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 6 days.- ESP, 0 - 1, 2nd Jul 1950 (WCF) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 17 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.