Spotlight on: the Football League 100 Legends

1. Billy Bassett - West Bromwich Albion (1886-1899)

Playing position: Outside Right

William Isiah Bassett (27 January 1869 – 8 April 1937) spent his entire career with West Bromwich Albion. He played 261 Football League games with the club, scoring 61 goals. He made 16 international appearances for England, scoring 8 goals.

West Bromwich Albion won the Football Association Challenge (FA) Cup in 1888.

                                              c1902 Ogden's Tab F Series, No. 245

After his playing career, Bassett became a director and eventually club director for West Bromwich Albion, serving the club for more than half a century.

Bassett died 8 April 1937. More than 100,000 people lined the streets of West Bromwich for his funeral procession.

Cards collected: 2 out of 100 (2%)