Hartill, William John ‘Billy’ Artillery

Centre-forward.

Born: Wolverhampton, 18 July 1905; Died: Walsall, 12 August 1980.

Career: Wolverhampton Schools, Royal Horse Artillery, WOLVES Aug 28, Everton Jly 35, Liverpool 1935, Bristol Rovers Mar 36, Street May 38.

First Team

Debut: Bradford (a) 24/11/28.
Major Honours with Wolves: Division Two champions 1931/32.
Top Scorer: 1929/30, 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1934/35.

FL FAC LC Oth Tot
A S G A S G A S G A S G A S G
1928/29 7 2 – – – 7 2
1929/30 35 33 1 – – 36 33
1930/31 33 24 6 6 – – 39 30
1931/32 38 30 2 – – 40 30
1932/33 42 33 1 – – 43 33
1933/34 26 13 1 – – 27 13
1934/35 40 27 2 2 – – 42 29
Total 221 162 13 8 – – 234 170
Reserves

Debut: Manchester United (H) 3/9/28, 2 goals.

CL SC BC Oth Tot
A S G A S G A S G A S G A S G
1928/29 17 21 – – – 17 21
1929/30 5 8 – – – 5 8
1930/31 4 – – – 4
1931/32 2 – – – 2
1932/33 – – – – –
1933/34 11 16 – – – 11 16
1934/35 1 1 – – – 1 1
Total 40 46 – – – 40 46
Major Honours

Central League Championship 1931/32,
Top Scorer: 1928/29, 1933/34.

Hat-tricks

First Team
Preston North End (H) 28/9/29,
Notts County (H) 12/10/29 (five timer),
Bradford (H) 26/4/30,
Stoke City (H) 8/9/30,
Bury (h) 1/11/30,
Bristol City (h) 22/11/30,
Wrexham (h) 10/1/31 FAC,
Millwall (h) 7/11/31,
Bristol City (h) 21/11/31,
Southampton (h) 13/2/32,
Oldham Athletic (h) 9/4/32,
Blackburn Rovers (h) 3/12/32,
Derby County (a) 10/12/32,
Huddersfield Town (h) 4/2/33 (four timer),
Aston Villa (h) 3/9/34 (five timer),
Tottenham Hotspur (h) 19/1/35.

Reserves
Oldham Athletic (H) 6/10/28,
Preston North End (H) 2/2/29 (four timer),
Stoke City (H) 2/929 (four timer),
Bolton Wanderers (H) 25/12/33,
Liverpool (H) 30/12/33,
Oldham Athletic (a) 6/1/34.