William R. Hand (5 July 1898
– ) was an English professional
footballer
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, who played in the
Football League
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for
Crystal Palace as a forward. He also played
non-league football
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for
Sutton Town
Sutton Town A.F.C. was a football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The previous club was a member of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division until 2007 when they resigned, but the new club joined the Central M ...
.
Playing career
Hand began his career with Sutton Town, and was signed by Crystal Palace in October 1920.
He made 100 league appearances (15 goals) for Palace between then and October 1925 when his contract, along with that of
Dick Strang
Richard Strang (19 March 1900 – 15 February 1971) was a Scottish footballer who made 301 appearances in the English Football League playing as a centre half for Crystal Palace, Halifax Town, Northampton Town and Darlington in the 1920s and 193 ...
, was cancelled due to breach of contract.
References
External links
Bill Hand at holmesdale.net
1898 births
Year of death missing
People from Codnor
Footballers from Derbyshire
Sutton Town A.F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
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