Bill Julian
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Julian | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1867 | ||
| Place of birth | Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 1957 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Enfield, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1885–1889 | Boston Town | ||
| 1889–1892 | Woolwich Arsenal | ||
| 1892–1894 | Luton Town | ||
| 1894–1895 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1895–1896 | Dartford | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| HBS | |||
| 1921–1922 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1922–1926 | Willem II | ||
| 1927–1928 | GVAV | ||
| 1928–1929 | Be Quick 1887 | ||
| 1932–1934 | MVV | ||
| 1936–1938 | Willem II | ||
| 1939–1940 | N.E.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John William "Bill" Julian (10 July 1867 – 14 March 1957) was an English football player and coach.
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, he first played for his local side Boston Town before moving to Royal Arsenal in 1889, following a match between the two on Good Friday of that year. He played in Arsenal's very first FA Cup tie, against Lyndhurst on 5 October 1889, and soon earned a reputation as a determined and tough-tackling wing-half. He became club captain in 1890, and was still captain when Arsenal turned professional in 1891.
However, he was replaced as Arsenal captain in October 1891 by new arrival Sandy Robertson (who had previously played for Preston North End's 1888-89 Double-winning side), and although assured of a place in the first team, he decided to step down to the reserves. In the summer of 1892, he moved to Luton Town, to become the club's captain and coach. He played 4 FA Cup ties and 71 other senior matches for Woolwich Arsenal.
After two years at Luton, he joined Tottenham Hotspur (thus making him the first person to play for both Spurs and Arsenal, albeit long before the latter moved to north London in 1913), and played in Spurs' very first FA Cup tie, a first qualifying match against West Hertfordshire, on 13 October 1894; Spurs won 3-2. He left Tottenham in 1895, and finished his career at Dartford. He later opened a sports shop in Plumstead and became the first British ladies team coach in 1895. Julian remained loyal to Woolwich Arsenal, going back to work for the club during the Boer War.
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