Name: William John EmersonBorn: 16 December 1891, Ely, Enniskillen
Died: 19 January 1961, Belfast
Position: Right-Half
Representative Honours: Ireland: 11 Caps/1 Goal (1919-1923), 2 Victory Caps (1919); 1 War-Time Cap (1918) ; Irish league: 4 Caps (1914-1921).
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1916/17, 1920/21, 1924/25; Irish Cup Winner 1913/14, 1916/17, 1920/21, Runner-Up 1915/16, 1918/19, 1924/25; Gold Cup Winner 1916/17, Runner-Up 1919/20; Belfast City Cup Winner 1913/14, 1914/15, 1915/16, 1916/17, 1918/19; County Antrim Shield Winner 1915/16, 1917/18, 1920/21, 1924/25, Runner-Up 1913/14, 1914/15, 1916/17; Charities Cup Runner-Up 1913/14, 1917/18, 1918/19, 1920/21; Vienna Cup Winner 1913/14; (with Linfield) Gold Cup Winner 1926/27.
Club Career:
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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Other
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Owen
O'Cork
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Glentoran
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12/13-21/22
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*285/11
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Burnley
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21/22-23/24
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Mar-22
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£1,250
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44/ 0
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1/0
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Glentoran
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24/25
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Sep-24
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*23/ 1
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Dundela
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25/26
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Linfield
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26/27
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Aug-26
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*19/ 1
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Willowfield
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27/28
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Dundalk
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27/28-28/29
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Oct-27
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*36/ 0
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Dundela
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29/30
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TOTALS
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£1,250
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407/13
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1/0
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Biography:To follow.
Ireland Cap Details:
25/10/1919 England. H D 1-1 BC
14/02/1920 Wales... H D 2-2 BC 1 Goal
13/03/1920 Scotland A L 0-3 BC
23/10/1920 England. A L 0-2 BC
22/10/1921 England. H D 1-1 BC
04/03/1922 Scotland A L 1-2 BC
01/04/1922 Wales... H D 1-1 BC
21/10/1922 England. A L 0-2 BC
03/03/1923 Scotland H L 0-1 BC
14/04/1923 Wales... A W 3-0 BC
20/10/1923 England. H W 2-1 BC
Summary: 11/1. Won 2, Drew 4, Lost 5.
Victory Cap Details:
22-03-1919 Scotland A L 1-2
19-04-1919 Scotland H D 0-0
Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 1.
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