| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Isaac | ||
| Date of birth | Q3 1918 (1918) | ||
| Place of birth | Tynemouth, England | ||
| Date of death | (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Maidstone, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1939–1941 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William James Isaac (Q3 1918 – 14 April 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Personal life
Isaac enlisted in the British Army at the outbreak of the Second World War and served as an instructor in the Royal Artillery with the rank of bombardier. He took part in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk, dying of meningitis in Maidstone on 14 April 1941. He was buried in Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1939–40 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1939–40 | League South B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1940–41 | South Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Career total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ Bill Isaac at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Casualty Details: William James Isaac". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Former Black Watch Player Dead". Blyth News. 17 April 1941. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
- Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle United's fallen World War I and II heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "The stories of 7 Brighton & Hove Albion players who served in World War II". wearebrighton.com. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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