Bill Slater 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 19th 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 Half for his country.
Bill Slater - 12 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William John Slater
- Born: 29th April 1927, Clitheroe, Lancashire
- Died: 18th December 2018, Oxfordshire aged 91
- England Career: 1954 - 1960
- Positions whilst with England: Left Half and Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Wolverhampton Wanderers (12)
- FA Legacy Number: 741
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 10th November 1954 aged 27 years, 6 months, 11 day - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 19th April 1960 aged 32 years, 11 month, 20 days - Career Length: 5 years, 160 days
- Starts: 12
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 12
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Home
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Half
- 11
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Centre Half
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 11 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 9 Matches
- Don Howe
- 9 Matches
- Derek Kevan
- 8 Matches
- Bryan Douglas
- 8 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 7 Matches
- Colin McDonald
- 6 Matches
- Ronnie Clayton
- 6 Matches
- Tommy Banks
- 5 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 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)
- 27 sources from 12 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 12.
Age: 32 years, 11 month, 20 days. 
URS, 5 - 0, 22nd Oct 1958 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 31 years, 5 months, 23 days.- URS, 0 - 1, 17th Jun 1958 (WCF) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 18 days. 
AUT, 2 - 2, 15th Jun 1958 (WCF) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 9.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 16 days.
BRA, 0 - 0, 11th Jun 1958 (WCF) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 8.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 12 days.- URS, 2 - 2, 8th Jun 1958 (WCF) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 7.
Age: 31 years, 1 month, 9 days. - URS, 1 - 1, 18th May 1958 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 6.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 19 days. 
YUG, 0 - 5, 11th May 1958 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 5.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 12 days.
POR, 2 - 1, 7th May 1958 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 4.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 8 days.- SCO, 4 - 0, 19th Apr 1958 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 30 years, 11 month, 20 days. 
FRG, 3 - 1, 1st Dec 1954 (FR) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 2 days.- WAL, 3 - 2, 10th Nov 1954 (HC) Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 11 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.