Billy Balmer

Balmer with Everton in 1906
Personal information
Full name	William Atherton Balmer[1]
Date of birth	(1875-07-29)29 July 1875[1]
Place of birth	West Derby, England[1]
Date of death	February 1961 (1961-03) (aged 85)[1]
Place of death	Huddersfield, England
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Aintree Church
	South Shore
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1897–1908	Everton	293	(1)
1909–1911	Croydon Common	43	(1)
1912	Chester	2	(0)
International career
1905	England	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Balmer (29 July 1875 – February 1961) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Everton, as well as the England national side.^[1] His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer.

Career

Balmer was a tough-tackling full-back. He joined Everton in 1897 from South Shore and went on to play 331 games, scoring one goal. His brother Bob – four years his junior – also played for Everton. His nephew, Jack, attained fame with local rivals Liverpool.^[2]

His only England appearance came in a 1–1 draw with Ireland in 1905.

Balmer spent the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons in the Southern League with Croydon Common, making 64 appearances and scoring four goals.^[2] In 1912, 35-year-old Balmer joined Chester in the Lancashire Combination, but he left after just two games as he was deemed to be too slow and past his best.^[3]

In 1921, Balmer was appointed as trainer at Huddersfield Town and progressed to become a coach with the club.^[2]