Bill Appleyard
| Date of birth | 1878 |
| Place of birth | Caistor |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Centre forward |
With Newcastle United, 1st Division Champion 1905, 1907 FA Cup runner-up 1905, 1908.
Born in 1878 and one of the pioneers of the famous No. 9 shirt, Bill was a fearless, big, bustling centre-forward of the Edwardian era. A double Championship winner.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1902-03 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 2 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 31 | 16 |
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| 1904-05 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 5 | 2 |
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| 1904-05 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 28 | 13 |
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| 1905-06 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 5 | 6 |
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| 1905-06 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 21 | 11 |
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| 1906-07 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 23 | 17 |
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| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 6 | 8 |
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| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 23 | 14 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1903 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1903 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1903 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1903 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1903 | Newcastle United v Small Heath | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1903 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1903 | Newcastle United v Stoke | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1903 | Derby County v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1903 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1903 | Notts County v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1903 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1903 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1903 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1903 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1903 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1903 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1903 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1903 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1903 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1903 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1904 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1904 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1904 | Small Heath v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1904 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1904 | Stoke v Newcastle United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1904 | Newcastle United v Derby County | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1904 | Bury v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 13 Feb 1904 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1904 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1904 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1904 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1904 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1904 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1904 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1904 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1904 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1904 | Small Heath v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1904 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1904 | Notts County v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1904 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1904 | Stoke v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1904 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1904 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1904 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1904 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1904 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1904 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1904 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1905 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1905 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Jan 1905 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1905 | Newcastle United v Small Heath | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1905 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 22 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 25 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1905 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 11 Mar 1905 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1905 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1905 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 01 Apr 1905 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1905 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1905 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | Final |
| 22 Apr 1905 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1905 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1905 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1905 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1905 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1905 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1905 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1905 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1905 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1905 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 8-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1905 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1905 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1905 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1905 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Jan 1906 | Newcastle United v Grimsby Town | W | 6-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 20 Jan 1906 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Feb 1906 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 07 Feb 1906 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 24 Feb 1906 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 5-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Mar 1906 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 24 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1906 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1906 | Notts County v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United v Stoke | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1906 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1906 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1906 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1906 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1906 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1906 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1906 | Bury v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1906 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1906 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1906 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1906 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1906 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1907 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Feb 1907 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Feb 1907 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Feb 1907 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1907 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Mar 1907 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1907 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1907 | Newcastle United v Stoke | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1907 | Newcastle United v Bristol City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1907 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1907 | Notts County v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1907 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1907 | Newcastle United v Notts County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1907 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1907 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1907 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1907 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 8-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1907 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Dec 1907 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1907 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1907 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1907 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1907 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1908 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1908 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1908 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 01 Feb 1908 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 08 Feb 1908 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Feb 1908 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Feb 1908 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 07 Mar 1908 | Newcastle United v Grimsby Town | W | 5-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 14 Mar 1908 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1908 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1908 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1908 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 6-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 01 Apr 1908 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1908 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1908 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1908 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1908 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | Final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.