William Dyer (footballer)

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William Dyer
Personal information
Full name William Llewellyn Dyer
Date of birth (1883-09-11)11 September 1883
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 1936 (aged 52)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1904 Athletic Club 4 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Llewellyn Dyer (11 September 1883 - 1936) was an English businessman and a professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] An ardent sports fan, he was one of the founders of Athletic Club and Unión Ciclista Bilbaina clubs. Dyer went on to serve the former as a striker, being the joint top scorer in the 1902 Copa de la Coronación with 5 goals, which was the club's first-ever piece of silverware.

Biography

Dyer was born in Sunderland. At some point of his life he moved to Bilbao for unknown reasons. Dyer was one of the 33 socios (co-founders) of the club on 5 September 1901, when Athletic was officially established in the infamous meeting held in the Café García.[2] He then become one of the first footballers of the newly formed Athletic Club, playing as a striker. Together with Juan Astorquia, Alejandro de la Sota, Armand Cazeaux and fellow Englishman Walter Evans, he was part of the team that won the first-ever (unofficial) Copa del Rey in 1902, in which Dyer contributed with five goals, including a poker in the semi-finals to help Athletic to an 8–1 win over New Foot-Ball Club.[3]

He was also part of the team that reached the 1905 Copa del Rey Final, starting in a 0–1 loss to Madrid FC, courtesy of a goal from Manuel Prast.[4] Between 1902 and 1905, he played four competitive matches, in which he scored five goals (Athletic Bilbao counts the matches played by Bizcaya as its own).[5]

In 1916 he had a son, Pat, who served as a spy during the Second World War.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "William Llewellyn Dyer - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Orígenes del Athletic" [Origins of Athletic]. web.archive.org (in Spanish). 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Spain - Cup 1902". RSSSF. 15 September 2000. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Spain - Cup 1905". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ^ "William Llewellyn Dyer - Player: Player". www.athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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