William
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Bill "Nodder" Oldnall was a prolific striker for the Rovers in the very successful late 1940s/ early 1950s period. He was their all-time leading goalscorer, with 227 goals, until he was finally overtaken by Chris Hanks in 1992.
Bill was born in Smethwick in 1920. After playing works team football in his teens he was called up to serve in the second world war, where he was a prisoner of war in Poland for five years.
After the war he signed for Rovers where he was top scorer in four of his five seasons. Bill reckoned half of his goals were scored with his head, hence the "Nodder" nickname
During his time with the club they won the Birmingham Combination in 1946-47, were runners up twice and were never out of the top 4. They also triumphed in the Worcester Senior Cup twice and reached the first round of the F.A. Cup three times.
He was presented with a wrist watch commemorating his 200th goal for the club at half time in a match with Bilston in May 1950.
He left the Rovers, joining Stafford Rangers, at the start of the 1951-52 season.
Stats:
1946-47: 49 goals
1947-48: 51 goals
1948-49: 54 goals
1949-50: 51 goals
1950-51: 22 goals
TOTAL: 227 goals
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D.O.B:
01/02/1920
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