Billy Heath

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

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  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "Happened on this day – 14 September". BBC News. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2022.