Bill Lennard

Bill Lennard (21 June 1934 – 6 August 1996) was an English professional darts player from Manchester.

Darts career Lennard played county darts for Lancashire and there are some minor county events that use his name in memorial tournaments.

He enjoyed a successful year in 1976 by winning the prestigious News of the World Darts Championship

His best run at the World Championships came in 1980 when he reached the quarter-finals, but was beaten by Tony Brown. Tony Clark again beat Lennard in the first round in 1981 and his last appearance in the World Championship came in 1982 when he was beaten by John Lowe.

World Championship results BDO 1979: First round (lost to Tony Clark 0–2) 1980: Quarter finals (lost to Tony Brown 0–3) 1981: First round (lost to Tony Clark 1–2) 1982: First round (lost to John Lowe 0–2)

Career finals BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1976 British Matchplay Alan Glazier 4–3 (s)Runner-up 1. 1979 Butlins Grand Masters Bobby George

Independent major finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1976 News of the World Championship Leighton Rees 2–0 (l)

Performance timeline

+ WDF majors performances Tournament Event World Cup 1979 WDF World Cup & WDF Europe Cup Singles Pairs Team Overall