Bill Layton

English footballer

Bill LaytonPersonal information

Full name|  William Herbert Layton[1]
Date of birth|  (1915-01-13)13 January 1915
Place of birth|  Shirley, England
Date of death|  February 1984 (1984-03) (aged 69)
Position(s)|  Wing half
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1937–1946|  Reading|  51|  (17)
1946–1949|  Bradford Park Avenue|  47|  (5)
1949–1951|  Colchester United|  44|  (7)
1951–1954|  Harwich & Parkeston|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Herbert Layton (13 January 1915 – February 1984) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. Layton was born in Shirley, and made appearances in the Football League for Reading, Bradford Park Avenue and Colchester United.[1] He also played in the Southern League for Colchester before their admission to the Football League.[2]

In 1951, Layton left League football to become player-manager at amateur side Harwich & Parkeston.[3] Under his management, the club reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1953.[4][5] At the end of the 1953–54 season, Layton retired from football to focus on managing the Garland Hotel in Parkeston.[4][5]

## Honours[edit]

Colchester United

* Southern League runner-up: 1949–50[6]
* Southern League Cup: 1949–50[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Bill Layton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
2. ^ "Players: Bill Layton". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
3. ^ "Reading Standard". 20 July 1951.
4. ^ a b "Sport and Leisure". Harwich & Dovercourt. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
5. ^ a b "Reading Standard". 16 February 1962.
6. ^ "Player honours: Southern League". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
7. ^ "Player honours: Southern League Cup". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Profile at Neil Brown's site

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals