About Bill Hastings
Born 1888. Bill Hastings was a British association football player.
William Hastings (22 August 1888 He also won the Southern League title with Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1909–10 season and with Watford in 1914–15. His main playing position was at outside left.
Hastings was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, and played for Spennymoor United and West Hartlepool before moving south to join Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1909. He missed only one game as the club won the Southern League title and the Southern Charity Cup in his first season, and set up Charlie Webb's goal as Albion beat reigning Football League champions Aston Villa in the 1910 FA Charity Shield. He moved to Second Division club Birmingham in February 1912 for a £100 fee. After serving in the Royal Flying Corps, He later became a referee.
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Who was Bill Hastings?
English footballer (1888-?)
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Bill Hastings was born on 22 August 1888 in West Hartlepool.
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Bill Hastings was an association football player.
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