William Thirlaway

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353rd all-time scorer357th for appearances

Born: 1 Oct 1896New Washington, County Durham
Shirt: #7, #11
Debut: 29 Aug 1921v Bradford Park Avenue, aged 24
Last game: 3 Nov 1923v Birmingham City, aged 27

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

39 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.05 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1921/22, 2 in 36 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, all competitions

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls
1923/24	1	1	0
1922/23	2	2	0
1921/22	36	36	2
Career	39	39	2

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

2 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	2	35 apps
FA Cup	0	3 apps
First Division	0	1 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 5 Nov 1921, v Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0

Latest goal: 26 Nov 1921, at Barnsley 1–1

With him, without him

29 Aug 1921 to 3 Nov 1923

When he played

1.18

points per game

19 W 8 D 12 L

39 games · 1.26 scored · 0.85 conceded

49% wins

When he didn't

1.19

points per game

30 W 21 D 17 L

68 games · 1.29 scored · 0.87 conceded

44% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

29 Aug 1921Debutv Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 1921/22
5 Nov 1921First goalv Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 1921/22
3 Nov 1923Last appearancev Birmingham City 4–1 1923/24

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1923/24	First Division	1	1	–	0	–
1922/23	Second Division	2	2	–	0	–
1921/22	FA Cup	3	3	–	0	–
1921/22	Second Division	33	33	–	2	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
3 Nov 1923	D1	Birmingham City	4–1	W
21 Apr 1923	D2	Fulham	1–0	W
18 Nov 1922	D2	Leyton Orient	1–0	W
6 May 1922	D2	at Blackpool	1–3	L
29 Apr 1922	D2	Blackpool	0–2	L
22 Apr 1922	D2	at Fulham	0–2	L
17 Apr 1922	D2	at Leyton Orient	0–0	D
15 Apr 1922	D2	Fulham	1–0	W
14 Apr 1922	D2	Leyton Orient	1–2	L
8 Apr 1922	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	L
1 Apr 1922	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	W
11 Feb 1922	D2	Hull City	1–1	D
4 Feb 1922	D2	at Hull City	0–0	D
28 Jan 1922	D2	Leeds United	1–1	D
16 Jan 1922	FAC	at Swansea City	0–1	L
11 Jan 1922	FAC	Swansea City	1–1	D
7 Jan 1922	FAC	at Swansea City	0–0	D
31 Dec 1921	D2	Leicester City	1–0	W
27 Dec 1921	D2	Bury	3–2	W
26 Dec 1921	D2	at Bury	1–0	W
24 Dec 1921	D2	at Derby County	1–3	L
17 Dec 1921	D2	Derby County	3–1	W
10 Dec 1921	D2	Coventry City	3–0	W
26 Nov 1921	D2	at Barnsley	1–1	D	1
19 Nov 1921	D2	Barnsley	4–0	W
12 Nov 1921	D2	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	W
5 Nov 1921	D2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	W	1
29 Oct 1921	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–2	L
22 Oct 1921	D2	Nottingham Forest	1–0	W
15 Oct 1921	D2	at Bristol City	1–0	W
8 Oct 1921	D2	Bristol City	3–0	W
3 Oct 1921	D2	at Coventry City	0–2	L
1 Oct 1921	D2	at South Shields	0–1	L
24 Sept 1921	D2	South Shields	1–1	D
17 Sept 1921	D2	at Port Vale	1–2	L
10 Sept 1921	D2	Port Vale	3–0	W
5 Sept 1921	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	0–2	L
3 Sept 1921	D2	Stoke City	3–0	W
29 Aug 1921	D2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	W