Bill Fraser (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Cuthbert Fraser | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowpen, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blyth Spartans | |||
| New Delaval Temperance | |||
| Cowpen Celtic | |||
| Royal Tank Corps | |||
| East Stirlingshire | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1929 | Northampton Town | 17 | (4) |
| 1929 | Aldershot | 0 | (0) |
| 1929–1932 | Southampton | 56 | (11) |
| 1932–1933 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Northampton Town | 3 | (1) |
| 1934 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–???? | Salisbury City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Cuthbert Fraser (born 3 July 1907, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played at inside forward for Northampton Town and Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.
Fraser was born in Cowpen, near Blyth, Northumberland and played for Blyth Spartans as a junior. He then had a spell in the Army, with the Royal Tank Corps before starting his professional career with Northampton Town in November 1926.
He spent two seasons with Northampton Town in the Third Division South, making 17 league appearances generally on the right wing, scoring four goals as well as providing scoring chances for centre forwards Ernie Cockle and Harry Loasby.
He signed for Aldershot, then in the Southern League, in May 1929 but before he made any first team appearances he was transferred to Second Division Southampton in June for a fee of £200.
He made his "Saints" debut on 14 December 1929, replacing Oswald Littler at inside right in a 1–1 draw at Reading. Fraser made nine appearances in the No. 8 shirt, before being replaced by Jerry Mackie in March.
In the 1930–31 season, Fraser took over at centre forward from the injured Willie Haines after the first match of the season and during a run of thirteen games up front scored six goals before Johnny McIlwaine took over. Fraser then reverted to inside right before being replaced by Laurie Cumming for a few matches before Mackie returned in January, although Fraser played the last five games of the season.
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