Billy Spittle

William Arthur Spittle (19 March 1893 – 12 February 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City and Arsenal as an inside forward.^[1][4]

Billy Spittle

Personal information
Full name	William Arthur Spittle[1]
Date of birth	(1893-03-19)19 March 1893[2]
Place of birth	Southfields, England
Date of death	12 February 1979(1979-02-12) (aged 85)[2]
Place of death	Texas, United States[2]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position	Inside forward
Youth career
	Southfields Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1919	Arsenal	7	(0)
1919–1921	Leicester City	26	(3)
1921–1922	Nuneaton Town		(3)
	Tamworth Castle
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Spittle served as a corporal in the Football Battalion during the First World War.^[5] A gunshot wound to the left shoulder led to his discharge in May 1918.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Woolwich Arsenal	1912–13[6]	First Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1913–14[6]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	7	0
Leicester City	1919–20[7]	Second Division	8	1	0	0	8	1
	1920–21[7]	Second Division	18	2	0	0	18	2
	Total		26	3	0	0	26	3
Career total			33	3	0	0	33	3

Honours

Nuneaton Town

• Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1921^[4]