Billy Yenson

Philip Owen Yenson (March 1883 – 20 January 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward and half back, best remembered for being a part of the Bolton Wanderers team which won the 1904 FA Cup.^[1] He spent the majority of his career in the Southern League, playing for Croydon Common, Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United.^[3][4]

Billy Yenson

Yenson while with West Ham United in 1908.
Personal information
Full name	Philip Owen Yenson[1]
Date of birth	March 1883[2]
Place of birth	Kingston Bagpuize, England[3]
Date of death	20 January 1944 (1944-01-21) (aged 60)[1]
Place of death	Ilford, England[1]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Russell Road School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Ferndale
0000–1900	Stanley
1900–1903	West Ham United	24	(0)
1903–1905	Bolton Wanderers	28	(8)
1905–1908	Queens Park Rangers	90	(4)
1908–1909	West Ham United	26	(0)
1909–1914	Croydon Common	137	(12)
	Crystal Palace
1917	Brentford	15	(0)
1919–1920	Margate
Total		320	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Yenson's son Kenny was also a footballer.^[5]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

• FA Cup: 1903–04^[1]

Queens Park Rangers

• Southern League First Division: 1907–08^[6]

Croydon Common

• Southern League Second Division: 1913–14^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United	1901–02[7]	Southern League First Division	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
	1902–03[7]		19	0	0	0	—		19	0
	Total		24	0	1	0	—		25	0
Bolton Wanderers	1903–04[1]	Second Division	17	5	6	2	—		23	7
	1904–05[1]		11	3	0	0	—		11	3
	Total		28	8	6	2	—		34	10
Queens Park Rangers	1905–06[8]	Southern League First Division	34	3	1	0	—		35	3
	1906–07[9]		35	1	2	0	1[a]	0	38	1
	1907–08[6]		21	0	1	0	1[a]	0	23	0
	Total		90	4	4	0	2	0	96	4
West Ham United	1908–09[7]	Southern League First Division	26	0	6	0	—		32	0
	West Ham United total		50	0	7	0	—		57	0
Croydon Common	1909–10[1]	Southern League First Division	37	2	2	0	—		39	2
	1910–11[1]	Southern League Second Division	20	0	3	0	—		23	0
	1911–12[1]		23	6	4	1	—		27	7
	1912–13[1]		23	0	4	0	—		27	0
	1913–14[1]		30	4	1	0	—		31	4
	1914–15[1]	Southern League First Division	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		137	12	14	1	—		151	13
Career total			305	24	31	3	2	0	338	27

1. Appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup