William J. Beckett (4 July 1915 – 5 April 1999) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He played for eight clubs in a circa fifteen-year career, six of which were during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. He made five appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for Bradford City. Liverpool Boys 1928-1929

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1915 births English men's footballers New Brighton Tower F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players South Liverpool F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Watford F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players 1998 deaths Men's association football forwards Footballers from Liverpool 20th-century English sportsmen {{england-footy-forward-1910s-stub