William Linacre (10 August 1924 – 8 January 2010) was an English professional

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who played as a winger in

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for Chesterfield,

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

, Hartlepools United and

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

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1924 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Chesterfield English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Chesterfield F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Goole Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub