fullname years death_date death_place clubs birth_place caps goals position birth_date article_title name
william stage 1913 1921 -- 1928 1928 -- 1930 1930 -- 1931 -- 1914 1919 -- 1920 1920 -- 1921 12 may 1957 blackley , england middlesbrough rossendale united fleetwood hibernian st bernard 's bury burnley southampton darwen whitby , england 3 42 202 25 4 0 4 33 1 1 inside forward 22 march 1893 billy stage
 billy stage
billy stage

william `` billy '' stage -lrb- 22 march 1893 -- 12 may 1957 -rrb- was an english professional association footballer who played as an inside forward .
he spent the largest part of his career with bury where he became team captain and helped them reach the football league first division in 1924 .
