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Portrait of Willie Bryant

Willie Bryant

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 64 45 14 5 167 51 +116 70.31
A 63 22 10 31 76 99 -23 34.92
TOTALS 127 67 24 36 243 150 +93 52.76

Name: Willie Bryant
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Masborough, Rotherham, England
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight: 11st 2lbs (70.76kg)
Years at Club: 1896-1900
Signing Info: Transferred from: Rotherham Town, 04/1896, £
Previous Clubs: Wath FC, Chesterfield FC, Rotherham Town
Debut: 01/09/1896 v Gainsborough Trinity (Bank Street) 2-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Blackburn Rovers, 03/1900, £50
Passed Away: 25/10/1918

Biography

Outside-right Willie Bryant holds the distinction of being the first player in Manchester United's history to represent the Football League. He achieved that feat on November 6th, 1897, when the Irish League were thrashed 8-1, and he got one of the goals "with what was probably the best shot of the day".
Willie was born in Rotherham and made his breakthrough at nearby Wath FC. Chesterfield signed him in 1893 and, in one season there, he scored 10 goals in 23 appearances in the Sheffield League, which led to a return home with Rotherham Town in time for the 1894-95 Second Division campaign. Bryant proved a prolific wingman as he notched 19 goals in two years, before the club folded in 1896.
That April, Newton Heath picked him to replace the departing John Clarkin, and Bryant proved a model of consistency, missing just 4 league and cup games in the first three seasons. In 1897-98 he won a Lancashire Senior Cup medal to go with his Football League call up, but he enjoyed an even better campaign in 1898-99, grabbing hat-tricks in the league (against Darwen) and the Cup (against Spurs).
The club's hierarchy, however, decided to suspend Bryant in March 1900 for reasons unknown, and he was quickly snapped up by Blackburn Rovers for £50. Alas, he gradually lost his first-team spot at Ewood Park and was mostly a reserve in 1901-02, the club deciding not to re-sign him that summer.
However, Bryant still had much to offer so he returned home and played for Thornhill United for three seasons, frequently getting on the scoresheet as had regularly been the case throughout his career. Finally, the man they nicknamed "Mickey" left the club in 1905, the year they became Rotherham County. In typical footballer fashion "Willie" ran a pub in Rotherham (The Fitzwilliam Hotel) from 1903-13. Thanks to Mr Ian Bryant for Information provided. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals
Season
Apps
1. 1896-1897 3 33 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 41
2. 1897-1898 10 29 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 32
3. 1898-1899 10 32 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 34
4. 1899-1900 4 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20
TOTALS 27 113 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 127

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 109
2. FA Cup 14
3. Test Match 4
No Opponent Count
1. Gainsborough Trinity 8
2. Burton Swifts 8
3. Arsenal 8
4. Walsall 7
5. Grimsby Town 7
6. Birmingham City 7
7. Blackpool 7
8. Manchester City 6
9. Leicester City 6
10. Darwen 6
11. Loughborough Town 6
12. Lincoln City 5
13. Newcastle United 4
14. Burnley 4
15. Luton Town 4
16. Port Vale 3
17. Barnsley 3
18. New Brighton Tower 3
19. Burton Wanderers 2
20. Notts County 2
21. Southampton 2
22. Sunderland 2
23. Liverpool 2
24. Glossop 2
25. Tottenham Hotspur 2
26. Bolton Wanderers 2
27. Sheffield Wednesday 2
28. West Manchester 1
29. Nelson 1
30. Kettering Town 1
31. Derby County 1
32. South Shore 1
33. Middlesbrough 1
34. Chesterfield 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 127
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
1. 24-12-1898 Darwen League Division Two 3
2. 01-02-1899 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 3
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 01-09-1896 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Win 2-0 H 0 James McNaught 6', ??'
2. 05-09-1896 Div 2 Burton Swifts Win 5-3 A 1 William Brown 1', William Bryant 25', Levi Draycott ??', James McNaught ??', Joe Cassidy ??' A.Lenton ??', R.Cotton ??', Arthur Chadwick ??'
3. 07-09-1896 Div 2 Walsall Win 2-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Bob Donaldson ??'
4. 12-09-1896 Div 2 Lincoln City Win 3-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen) Jimmy Lynes ??'
5. 19-09-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town Loss 0-2 A 0 Joseph Rogers ??', Henry Fletcher 43'
6. 21-09-1896 Div 2 Walsall Win 3-2 A 0 William Brown 20', James McNaught ??', Levi Draycott ??' Jack Aston 48', George Lewis ??'
7. 26-09-1896 Div 2 Newcastle United Win 4-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', 49', ??', Bob Donaldson 46'
8. 03-10-1896 Div 2 Manchester City Draw 0-0 A 0
9. 10-10-1896 Div 2 Birmingham City Draw 1-1 H 0 Levi Draycott ??' John Jones ??'
10. 17-10-1896 Div 2 Blackpool Loss 2-4 A 1 Willie Bryant 1', Levi Draycott ??' Charles Mount ??', Jack Parkinson ??', ??', Jimmy Martin ??'
11. 21-10-1896 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Loss 0-2 A 0 Bob McRoberts 4', William Spouncer 65'
12. 24-10-1896 Div 2 Burton Wanderers Win 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', 3', 5'
13. 07-11-1896 Div 2 Grimsby Town Win 4-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Ceaser Jenkyns ??' Joseph Rogers ??', Henry Fletcher ??'
14. 28-11-1896 Div 2 Birmingham City Loss 0-1 A 0 John Jones 10'
15. 12-12-1896 FAC West Manchester Win 7-0 H 1 Matthew Gillespie 2', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Charles Rothwell ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??'
16. 19-12-1896 Div 2 Notts County Loss 0-3 A 0 John Allan 45', Billy Langham 50', John Murphy 75'
17. 25-12-1896 Div 2 Manchester City Win 2-1 H 0 Richard Smith ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Robert Hill ??'
18. 26-12-1896 Div 2 Blackpool Win 2-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', 89'
19. 28-12-1896 Div 2 Leicester City Loss 0-1 A 0 Billy Dorrell 89'
20. 01-01-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United Loss 0-2 A 0 Willie Wardrope 12', Andrew Aitken 47'
21. 02-01-1897 FAC Nelson Win 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Bob Donaldson ??', Matthew Gillespie ??'
22. 09-01-1897 Div 2 Burton Swifts Draw 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??' *Thomas Leigh 46'
23. 15-01-1897 FAC Blackpool Draw 2-2 H 0 Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??' Harry Stirzaker 12', Robert Norris ??'
24. 20-01-1897 FAC Blackpool Win 2-1 A 0 Henry Boyd 7', Joe Cassidy 81' Jack Parkinson ??'
25. 30-01-1897 FAC Kettering Town Win 5-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 11', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??' Harry Dixon 10'
26. 13-02-1897 FAC Southampton Draw 1-1 A 0 Bob Donaldson 43' Robert Buchanan 55'
27. 17-02-1897 FAC Southampton Win 3-1 H 2 Willie Bryant ??', ??', Joe Cassidy 60' (pen) Joe Turner ??'
28. 20-02-1897 Div 2 Leicester City Win 2-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 23', Bob Donaldson ??' Albert Carnelly 62'
29. 27-02-1897 FAC Derby County Loss 0-2 A 0 Stephen Bloomer 2', Hugh McQueen 5'
30. 02-03-1897 Div 2 Darwen Win 3-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', 44', Henry Boyd ??' Don Lees ??'
31. 13-03-1897 Div 2 Darwen Win 2-0 A 0 Matthew Gillespie ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
32. 20-03-1897 Div 2 Burton Wanderers Win 2-1 A 0 Matthew Gillespie ??', T.Lowe ??' (o.g.) Bob Brown ??'
33. 22-03-1897 Div 2 Arsenal Draw 1-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 28' James Brock 13'
34. 27-03-1897 Div 2 Notts County Draw 1-1 H 1 Wille Bryant 15' Will Devey 65'
35. 01-04-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City Win 3-1 A 0 Ceaser Jenkyns 15', 50' (pen), 55' (pen) Jimmy Hartley 35'
36. 03-04-1897 Div 2 Arsenal Win 2-0 A 0 Henry Boyd 15', Bob Donaldson 49' (pen)
37. 10-04-1897 Div 2 Loughborough Town Loss 0-2 A 0 Walter Ward 60', Billy Jones 59'
38. 19-04-1897 TM Burnley Loss 0-2 A 0 Billy Bowes 5', William Ferguson 20'
39. 21-04-1897 TM Burnley Win 2-0 H 0 Henry Boyd 20', Ceaser Jenkyns ??'
40. 24-04-1897 TM Sunderland Draw 1-1 H 0 Henry Boyd 20' *Hugh Morgan ??'
41. 26-04-1897 TM Sunderland Loss 0-2 A 0 James Gillespie 15', 80'
42. 04-09-1897 Div 2 Lincoln City Win 5-0 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??'
43. 11-09-1897 Div 2 Burton Swifts Win 4-0 A 0 Henry Boyd 20', ??', ??' (pen), Joe Cassidy ??'
44. 18-09-1897 Div 2 Luton Town Loss 1-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy 15' Tom McInnes 10', Tommy Little 40'
45. 25-09-1897 Div 2 Blackpool Win 1-0 A 0 Richard Smith 65'
46. 02-10-1897 Div 2 Leicester City Win 2-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', ??'
47. 09-10-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United Loss 0-2 A 0 Andrew Aitken ??', John Harvey ??'
48. 16-10-1897 Div 2 Manchester City Draw 1-1 H 0 Matthew Gillespie 20' Dick Ray 88'
49. 23-10-1897 Div 2 Birmingham City Loss 1-2 A 1 Willie Bryant 44' William Lewis 25', 55'
50. 30-10-1897 Div 2 Walsall Win 6-0 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??', ??'
51. 13-11-1897 Div 2 Newcastle United Loss 0-1 H 0 Willie Wardrope ??'
52. 20-11-1897 Div 2 Leicester City Draw 1-1 A 0 Francis Wedge 1' Roderick McLeod ??'
53. 27-11-1897 Div 2 Grimsby Town Win 2-1 H 1 Francis Wedge 6', Willie Bryant 8' Joseph Rogers ??'
54. 11-12-1897 Div 2 Walsall Draw 1-1 A 0 Henry Boyd ??' Jack Aston ??'
55. 25-12-1897 Div 2 Manchester City Win 1-0 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
56. 27-12-1897 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Loss 1-2 A 0 Henry Boyd 65' Bob McRoberts 33', 43'
57. 01-01-1898 Div 2 Burton Swifts Win 4-0 H 1 Willie Bryant ??, James Carman ??', Henry Boyd ??', James McNaught ??'
58. 08-01-1898 Div 2 Arsenal Loss 1-5 A 0 Fred Erentz ??' (pen) Fergus Hunt ??', John Anderson ??', William White ??', James Brock ??', David Hannah ??'
59. 12-01-1898 Div 2 Burnley Draw 0-0 H 0
60. 15-01-1898 Div 2 Blackpool Win 4-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
61. 29-01-1898 FAC Walsall Win 1-0 H 0 E.Peers 60' (o.g.)
62. 12-02-1898 FAC Liverpool Draw 0-0 H 0
63. 16-02-1898 FAC Liverpool Loss 1-2 A 0 James Collinson 36' Billy Dunlop ??', Daniel Cunliffe 85'
64. 26-02-1898 Div 2 Arsenal Win 5-1 H 2 James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', Willie Bryant ??', ??' Fergus Hunt ??'
65. 07-03-1898 Div 2 Burnley Loss 3-6 A 2 Willie Bryant 46', ??', James Collinson ??' Wilf Toman 6', 22', Jimmy Ross 15', 60', Unknown 70', William Ferguson 85'
66. 19-03-1898 Div 2 Darwen Win 3-2 A 0 Henry Boyd 30', ??', James McNaught ??' George Barnes ??', A.J.Crook ??'
67. 21-03-1898 Div 2 Luton Town Draw 2-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy 15', Henry Boyd 85' Jimmy Durrant 10', Tom McInnes 55'
68. 29-03-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 5-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', ??', Henry Boyd 2', ??', ??' Tich Smith ??'
69. 02-04-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town Win 3-1 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??' Thomas Blythe ??'
70. 08-04-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Win 1-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
71. 09-04-1898 Div 2 Birmingham City Win 3-1 H 0 William Morgan ??', Henry Boyd ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' James Higgins ??'
72. 16-04-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town Draw 0-0 A 0
73. 23-04-1898 Div 2 Darwen Win 3-2 H 1 Willie Bryant ??', James Collinson ??', ??' D.Blake ??', ??'
74. 03-09-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Win 2-0 A 1 Joe Cassidy ??, Willie Bryant 50'
75. 10-09-1898 Div 2 Manchester City Win 3-0 H 0 James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??'
76. 17-09-1898 Div 2 Glossop Win 2-1 A 1 Willie Bryant ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Richard Tinto 55'
77. 24-09-1898 Div 2 Walsall Win 1-0 H 0 Matthew Gillespie 20'
78. 01-10-1898 Div 2 Burton Swifts Loss 1-5 A 0 Henry Boyd 6' F.Burton 10', ??', ??', Henry Griffiths ??', P.Campbell ??'
79. 08-10-1898 Div 2 Port Vale Win 2-1 H 1 Willie Bryant 15', Joe Cassidy ??' Daniel Simpson ??'
80. 15-10-1898 Div 2 Birmingham City Loss 1-4 A 0 Joe Cassidy 3' Walter Abbott 6', Billy Walton ??', William Robertson ??', James Inglis ??'
81. 22-10-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 6-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', James Collinson ??', ??', William Brooks ??', ??' John Nicholl ??'
82. 05-11-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town Win 3-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), William Brooks ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' Thomas Jenkinson ??', George Ratcliffe ??'
83. 12-11-1898 Div 2 Barnsley Draw 0-0 H 0
84. 19-11-1898 Div 2 New Brighton Tower Win 3-0 A 0 James Collinson ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
85. 26-11-1898 Div 2 Lincoln City Win 1-0 H 1 Willie Bryant ??'
86. 03-12-1898 Div 2 Arsenal Loss 1-5 A 0 James Collinson ??' David Hannah 5', ??', William White ??', 44', ??'
87. 17-12-1898 Div 2 Leicester City Loss 0-1 A 0 Bennie Fulwood 25'
88. 24-12-1898 Div 2 Darwen Win 9-0 H 3 ??' (o.g.), Willie Bryant ??', ??', ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??'
89. 26-12-1898 Div 2 Manchester City Loss 0-4 A 0 Fred Williams ??', *Billy Meredith 85', Billie Gillespie ??', George Dougal ??'
90. 31-12-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Win 6-1 H 1 James Collinson ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Levi Draycott ??', Henry Boyd ??' Bernard Pumfrey ??'
91. 02-01-1899 Div 2 Burton Swifts Draw 2-2 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Henry Griffiths ??', 63'
92. 14-01-1899 Div 2 Glossop Win 3-0 H 0 John Cunningham 20', Fred Erentz 21', Matthew Gillespie 46'
93. 21-01-1899 Div 2 Walsall Loss 0-2 A 0 Arthur Griffin ??', ??'
94. 28-01-1899 FAC Tottenham Hotspur Draw 1-1 A 0 Joe Cassidy 44' Bill Joyce 90'
95. 01-02-1899 FAC Tottenham Hotspur Loss 3-5 H 3 Willie Bryant ??', ??', ??' Jack Jones ??', *James McNaught ??', Tom Smith ??', James Hartley ??', William Joyce ??'
96. 04-02-1899 Div 2 Port Vale Loss 0-1 A 0 Fred Belfield 60'
97. 18-02-1899 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 1-0 A 1 Willie Bryant ??'
98. 25-02-1899 Div 2 Birmingham City Win 2-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', W.A.Roberts ??'
99. 04-03-1899 Div 2 Grimsby Town Loss 0-3 A 0 James Cockshutt 2', ??' (pen), ??'
100. 18-03-1899 Div 2 New Brighton Tower Loss 1-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' Harry Hammond ??', Dan Cunliffe ??'
101. 25-03-1899 Div 2 Lincoln City Loss 0-2 A 0 Hugh Robertson 70' (pen), Harry Swan ??'
102. 01-04-1899 Div 2 Arsenal Draw 2-2 H 1 Willie Bryant ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Ernest Cottrell ??', Adam Haywood ??'
103. 03-04-1899 Div 2 Blackpool Win 1-0 A 0 Joe Cassidy 15'
104. 04-04-1899 Div 2 Barnsley Win 2-0 A 0 Edwin Lee 3' ,13'
105. 08-04-1899 Div 2 Luton Town Win 1-0 A 0 Edwin Lee 9'
106. 15-04-1899 Div 2 Leicester City Draw 2-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' Tom Bradshaw ??', Johnny McMillan ??'
107. 22-04-1899 Div 2 Darwen Draw 1-1 A 0 William Morgan 60' Oliver Pilkington 22'
108. 02-09-1899 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Draw 2-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Edwin Lee ??' Arthur Radford ??', E.Cooper ??'
109. 09-09-1899 Div 2 Bolton Wanderers Loss 1-2 A 0 Alf Ambler ??' Laurie Bell ??', ??'
110. 16-09-1899 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 4-0 H 0 James Bain ??', Joe Cassidy ??', William Griffiths ??', ??' (o.g.)
111. 23-09-1899 Div 2 Burton Swifts Draw 0-0 A 0
112. 30-09-1899 Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday Loss 1-2 A 1 Willie Bryant ??' Ambrose Langley ??', John Wright ??'
113. 21-10-1899 Div 2 New Brighton Tower Win 2-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' T.Green ??'
114. 28-10-1899 FAC South Shore Loss 1-3 A 0 William Jackson ??' Hartley ??', ??', Hargreaves ??'
115. 04-11-1899 Div 2 Arsenal Win 2-0 H 0 William Jackson ??', W.A. Roberts ??'
116. 11-11-1899 Div 2 Barnsley Draw 0-0 A 0
117. 25-11-1899 Div 2 Luton Town Win 1-0 A 0 William Jackson ??'
118. 02-12-1899 Div 2 Port Vale Win 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', William Jackson ??'
119. 16-12-1899 Div 2 Middlesbrough Win 2-1 H 0 Fred Erentz ??' (pen), Robert Parkinson ??' George Reid ??'
120. 23-12-1899 Div 2 Chesterfield Loss 1-2 A 0 William Griffiths ??' Herbert Munday ??', ??'
121. 26-12-1899 Div 2 Grimsby Town Win 7-0 A 2 Willie Bryant ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', William Jackson ??', Robert Parkinson ??', Wilson Greenwood ??' (o.g.)
122. 30-12-1899 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity Win 1-0 A 0 Robert Parkinson 86'
123. 07-01-1900 Div 2 Bolton Wanderers Loss 1-2 H 0 Robert Parkinson ??' *Jack Picken ??', *Hugh Morgan ??'
124. 20-01-1900 Div 2 Burton Swifts Win 4-0 H 0 Matthew Gillespie 25', 32', 53', Robert Parkinson 35'
125. 04-02-1900 Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday Win 1-0 H 1 Willie Bryant ??'
126. 18-02-1900 Div 2 Birmingham City Win 3-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', Gilbert Godsmark ??', Robert Parkinson ??' Jack Aston ??', Sid Wharton ??'
127. 10-03-1900 Div 2 Arsenal Loss 1-2 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??' John Dick ??', Fergus Hunt ??'
 

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