Billy Beats

Later career In August 1906, Beats returned to Port Vale and set a club record that would stand until October 2019 for the longest time between appearances for the club, as there was a gap of 11 years and 4 months between the last game of his first spell in May 1895 and the first game of his second spell in September 1906. He scored 15 goals in 38 games in the 1906–07 season to become top-scorer once more. He returned to Reading as a coach in 1924, before leaving his post at Elm Park to again tend to his pub. His first came on 18 March 1901, in a 6–0 thrashing of Wales as part of the 1901 British Home Championship. His second cap came on 3 May 1902, in a 2–2 draw with Scotland.

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1891–92 Midland League

1892–93 Second Division

1893–94 Second Division

1894–95 Second Division

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1895–96 First Division

1896–97 First Division

1897–98 First Division

1898–99 First Division

1899–1900 First Division

1900–01 First Division

1901–02 First Division

1902–03 First Division

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International statistics

Honours Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup runner-up: 1896

Bristol Rovers Southern League: 1904–05

England British Home Championship: 1900–01