Billy Heath
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Frederick Heath | ||
| Date of birth | 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1891–1892 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | (4) |
| 1893–1895 | Woolwich Arsenal (Arsenal FC) | 10 | (5) |
| Gravesend United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Frederick, better known as Billy Heath (1869 – after 1895), was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Woolwich Arsenal.[1] He is best known for having scored the first-ever penalty kick awarded in the Football League, doing it so in a match between Wolves and Accrington at Molineux Stadium on 14 September 1891, which Wolves won 5–0.[2]
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Happened on this day – 14 September". BBC News. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2022.