Billy Lucas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Lucas | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1998 | ||
| Place of death | Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1937–1948 | Swindon Town | 141 | (32) |
| 1948–1953 | Swansea Town | 205 | (35) |
| 1953–1958 | Newport County | 93 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1948–1950 | Wales | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1953–1961 | Newport County | ||
| 1962–1967 | Newport County | ||
| 1967–1969 | Swansea Town | ||
| 1970–1974 | Newport County | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Henry "Billy" Lucas (15 January 1918 – 1998) was a Welsh international football player in the late 1940s and 1950s. During his career, Lucas made over 400 appearances in The Football League during spells with Swindon Town, Swansea Town and Newport County and attained seven caps for Wales as well as eight wartime caps. After his retirement from playing, he went on to manage two of his former clubs, Newport County and Swansea Town.
A wing half, he began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but left the club without making an appearance. Lucas instead joined Swindon Town where he established himself in the first team. His spell with the club was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II and, after just over one season with club following the return of The Football League in 1946, Swansea Town manager Billy McCandless paid a then club record fee of £11,000 to bring him to Vetch Field. In his first season, he captained the side to the Division Three South title and in following years also won two Welsh Cup's. In December 1953 he joined Newport County as player-manager and made 93 appearances for Newport scoring 6 goals.
Lucas' first participation for Wales came in a wartime international match against England at Ninian Park on 9 May 1942, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory. He went on to play in a further seven wartime matches for Wales before winning his first full cap on 23 October 1948 in a 3–1 defeat to Scotland in the 1949 British Home Championship. He gained a total of seven caps for Wales, his final appearance coming on 15 November 1950 in a 4–2 defeat to England.
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