Billy Tabram

Billy Tabram
Personal information
Full name William David Tabram[1]
Date of birth (1909-01-19)19 January 1909[1]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales[1]
Date of death 15 April 1992(1992-04-15) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Swansea, Wales[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Positions
Youth career
Crown Mission
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Swansea Town 20 (0)
1933–1934 Port Vale 35 (1)
1934–1937 Hull City 106 (5)
1937–1941 South Shields
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William David Tabram (19 January 1909 – 15 April 1992) was a Welsh footballer, noted for his great technical skill. He played for Swansea Town, Port Vale, Hull City, and South Shields in the 1930s. He made 167 appearances in the English Football League and later won the North Eastern League with South Shields. His brother, Phil, also played professional football for Swansea Town.[3]

Career

Tabram played for local side Crown Mission before joining Swansea Town in 1929 after an unsuccessful trial with Preston North End.[4] He played 20 Second Division matches for the Swans in four seasons. He joined Port Vale, along with Ken Gunn, for £400 in March 1933.[1] He played 35 Second Division games in the 1933–34 season, and scored one goal in a 3–0 win over Bury at Gigg Lane on 11 September.[1] He left the Old Recreation Ground when he was sold to Hull City in May 1934.[1] He was appointed as club captain by manager Jack Hill and made 36 consecutive appearances in the 1934–35 season, missing just four fixtures in total.[4] He played at centre-half and a wing-half in the 1935–36 relegation season under both Jack Hill and David Menzies.[4] New manager Ernest Blackburn preferred to play Tabram at inside forward in the 1936–37 season, from where he scored five goals in 35 Third Division North appearances.[4] In June 1937, Tabram joined phoenix club South Shields, helping them to win the North Eastern League title in 1938–39.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea Town 1929–30 Second Division 4000—40
1930–31 Second Division 4000—40
1931–32 Second Division 10000—100
1932–33 Second Division 2010—30
Total 2001000210
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 35110—361
Hull City 1934–35 Second Division 38010—390
1935–36 Second Division 33010—340
1936–37 Third Division North 3551010375
Total 106530101105
Career total 161650101676

Honours

South Shields

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 286. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Hull City. Not scared of relegation". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "It's a family affair". Swansea City AFC. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "276 William Tabram". On Cloud Seven. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Billy Tabram at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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