Billy Clayson

William James Clayson (12 July 1897 – 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Brentford, Crewe Alexandra, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Torquay United and York City.^[1][3] He was a prolific goalscorer for Scarborough across three spells with the club in the Midland League.^[4][5]

Billy Clayson

Clayson while with Brentford in 1924
Personal information
Full name	William James Clayson[1]
Date of birth	12 July 1897
Place of birth	Wellingborough, England
Date of death	1973 (aged 75–76)[2]
Place of death	Northampton, England[2]
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Northampton Compton
1919–1922	Wellingborough Town
1922–1925	Brentford	81	(14)
1925–1926	Crewe Alexandra	35	(12)
1926–1927	Barnsley	10	(2)
1927–1930	Chesterfield	22	(11)
1930	Scarborough
1930–1932	Torquay United	75	(28)
1932–1933	Scarborough
1933	York City	7	(0)
	Scarborough
	Scarborough Junior Imperial
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clayson in 1926.

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Clayson served in the British Army and later became a publican in Scarborough.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1922–23[7]	Third Division South	29	6	3	2	32	8
	1923–24[7]	Third Division South	26	8	3	2	29	10
	1924–25[7]	Third Division South	26	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		81	14	6	4	87	28
Chesterfield	1927–28[8]	Third Division North	22	11	1	0	23	11
Torquay United	1930–31[9]	Third Division South	35	14	4	0	39	14
	1931–32[9]	Third Division South	40	14	1	0	41	14
	Total		75	28	5	0	80	28
Career Total			178	53	12	4	190	67