William Stagg (born 17 October 1957) is an English retired

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who played as a

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in the

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for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

. He also played in

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and the

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. Stagg's height ties him with

Hughie Reed Hugh Dennett Reed (23 August 1950 – 1 November 1992) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Crewe Alexandra, West Bromwich Albion, Brentford and Hartlepool as a winger. Playing career ...

for the record of shortest Brentford player.

Career

A graduate of the

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, Stagg made four appearances for the club during the 1974–75 Fourth Division season at the age of 16 and dropped into

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upon his release at the end of the campaign. Between 1975 and 1990 he played for

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow, London, Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont, Harrow, Belmont and Kenton, London, Kenton, ...

(two spells),

Staines Town Staines Town Football Club was a football club based in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. Founded in 1892, it last competed in the Isthmian League, until it was dissolved in 2022. History Early days Staines Town FC was founded in 1892 and was known ...

, Aylesbury United, Hazells,

Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded as Tonb ...

, Northwood (three spells),

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient Manorialism, manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has ...

and St Albans City. He also had short spells with American Soccer League and Swedish Division 2 clubs

Pennsylvania Stoners The Pennsylvania Stoners were an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007, the team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, i ...

and

GAIS Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is . In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The ...

respectively.

Career statistics

References

1957 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Ealing People from Ealing English men's footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players Men's association football wingers Wealdstone F.C. players Aylesbury United F.C. players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players GAIS players Northwood F.C. players Hendon F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Staines Town F.C. players Pennsylvania Stoners players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub