Billy Dinsdale

William Arthur Dinsdale (12 July 1903 – 21 February 1984) was a professional footballer who scored 94 goals in 157 Football League appearances playing as a centre forward for Darlington, Aston Villa, Lincoln City and Bradford Park Avenue. He was Lincoln City's leading scorer for each of the four seasons he spent with the club. before a return of 42 goals from 35 games for Northern League club Crook Town in the 1924–25 season earned him a transfer to First Division club Aston Villa. but the following year appeared only rarely for the first team, as cover for injuries or international absences, despite a good scoring record in the reserves. a bid of £1,500 came in from Second Division club Bradford Park Avenue which Lincoln's directors accepted.

Dinsdale scored only four goals over the 1929–30 season for Bradford, and returned to Lincoln for a £250 fee. For the fourth time in the four seasons he spent with the club, he top-scored with more than 20 goals. Described in his club profile as a "big bustling centre forward who relied on his strength and enthusiasm rather than his football skills" who was popular with the supporters, Dinsdale scored 103 goals from only 136 appearances in all competitions for Lincoln City. He left the club to return to Darlington, where he played four more games before retiring from football.

Dinsdale worked as a fitter for locomotive manufacturer Stephenson's in his native Darlington. In later life he was severely affected by arthritis. Dinsdale died in Darlington in 1984 at the age of 80.