William John "Bill" Slater (also commonly known as W. J. Slater), CBE is an English former professional footballer. Slater started his career as a 16-year-old amateur at Blackpool in 1944, and played in the 1951 FA Cup Final in which Blackpool lost to Newcastle United, becoming the last amateur to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley. Another record he holds is Blackpool's fastest-ever goal: eleven seconds into a game against Stoke City on 10 December 1949.

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  • William John "Bill" Slater (also commonly known as W. J. Slater), CBE is an English former professional footballer. Slater started his career as a 16-year-old amateur at Blackpool in 1944, and played in the 1951 FA Cup Final in which Blackpool lost to Newcastle United, becoming the last amateur to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley. Another record he holds is Blackpool's fastest-ever goal: eleven seconds into a game against Stoke City on 10 December 1949. Slater made his Blackpool debut on 10 September 1949, in a goalless draw at Aston Villa. As a nippy inside-forward, he competed with Allan Brown for the number 10 position for the majority of his time at the seaside. After finishing college, in December 1951 he moved to Brentford where he made 30 appearances, and then, in August 1952, joined Wolves as a part-time professional. He remained at Molineux until 1963, making 339 total appearances and scoring 25 goals. He won three Football League championships (1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59), as well as being runners-up (1954–55, 1959–60). He also won an FA Cup. He also gained 12 caps for England, including four in the 1958 World Cup. In July 1963, he returned to Brentford. He later played for Northern Nomads. In 1982, Slater was awarded an OBE for his services to sport. A CBE followed in 1998. In February 2009, his daughter Barbara Slater was chosen to be the first female Director of Sport at the BBC.
  • William John „Bill“ Slater ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballspieler. Der zumeist auf der zentralen oder rechten Halbposition eingesetzte 12-fache englische Nationalspieler war Teil der „goldenen Generation“ der Wolverhampton Wanderers in den 1950er Jahren, die drei englische Meisterschaften und einen FA Cup gewann.
  • William John "Bill" Slater CBE on brittiläinen jalkapalloilija. Hän pelasi Englannin maajoukkueessa vuoden 1958 maailmanmestaruuskilpailuissa Ruotsissa. Seura, jossa Slater pelasi pisimpään, oli Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Hän jatkoi ammattilaisuraansa vielä siitä lähdettyään. Slater sai nimityksen Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunnan upseeriksi vuonna 1982 ja komentajaksi 1998.
  • Bill Slater, né le 29 avril 1927 à Clitheroe, est un ancien footballeur anglais, qui évoluait au poste de Défenseur ou Attaquant de soutien à Wolverhampton Wanderers et en équipe d'Angleterre. Slater n'a marqué aucun but lors de ses douze sélections avec l'équipe d'Angleterre entre 1954 et 1960.
  • William John «Bill» Slater (også kjent som W. J. Slater), er en engelsk tidligere fotballspiller, mest kjent for sin tid hos Wolverhampton Wanderers. Han ble kåret til Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year i 1960. Slater startet karrieren som amatør-spiller for Blackpool 16 år gammel i 1944. Han spilte i FA-cupfinalen i 1951 der Blackpool tapte mot Newcastle United, og ble dermed den siste amatør-spilleren som har spilt FA-cupfinale. Han har også klubbrekorden for raskest scoret mål for Blackpool. Målet kom etter elleve sekunder i en kamp mot Stoke den 10. desember 1949, nøyaktig tre måneder etter debut-kampen. I desember 1951 ble han profesjonell da han gikk til Brentford hvor han spilte 30 kamper før han i august 1952 ble kjøpt opp av Wolverhampton. Han ble her i elleve år, og ble ligamester tre ganger, og vant FA-cupen en gang. Han spilte 12 landskamper for England, inkludert fire kamper under VM i fotball 1958 i Sverige. I 1982 ble Slater hedret med utnevnelse til offiser av Order of the British Empire for bidrag innen fotballen, og i 1998 ble han forfremmet til kommandør av samme orden.
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  • William John "Bill" Slater (also commonly known as W. J. Slater), CBE is an English former professional footballer. Slater started his career as a 16-year-old amateur at Blackpool in 1944, and played in the 1951 FA Cup Final in which Blackpool lost to Newcastle United, becoming the last amateur to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley. Another record he holds is Blackpool's fastest-ever goal: eleven seconds into a game against Stoke City on 10 December 1949.
  • William John „Bill“ Slater ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballspieler. Der zumeist auf der zentralen oder rechten Halbposition eingesetzte 12-fache englische Nationalspieler war Teil der „goldenen Generation“ der Wolverhampton Wanderers in den 1950er Jahren, die drei englische Meisterschaften und einen FA Cup gewann.
  • William John "Bill" Slater CBE on brittiläinen jalkapalloilija. Hän pelasi Englannin maajoukkueessa vuoden 1958 maailmanmestaruuskilpailuissa Ruotsissa. Seura, jossa Slater pelasi pisimpään, oli Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Hän jatkoi ammattilaisuraansa vielä siitä lähdettyään. Slater sai nimityksen Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunnan upseeriksi vuonna 1982 ja komentajaksi 1998.
  • Bill Slater, né le 29 avril 1927 à Clitheroe, est un ancien footballeur anglais, qui évoluait au poste de Défenseur ou Attaquant de soutien à Wolverhampton Wanderers et en équipe d'Angleterre. Slater n'a marqué aucun but lors de ses douze sélections avec l'équipe d'Angleterre entre 1954 et 1960.
  • William John «Bill» Slater (også kjent som W. J. Slater), er en engelsk tidligere fotballspiller, mest kjent for sin tid hos Wolverhampton Wanderers. Han ble kåret til Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year i 1960. Slater startet karrieren som amatør-spiller for Blackpool 16 år gammel i 1944. Han spilte i FA-cupfinalen i 1951 der Blackpool tapte mot Newcastle United, og ble dermed den siste amatør-spilleren som har spilt FA-cupfinale.
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