Bill Slater
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William John Slater, OBE, CBE (born 29 April 1927 in Clitheroe, Lancashire) is a former English footballer.
He started his career as an amateur at Blackpool F.C., and played in the 1951 FA Cup final where Blackpool lost to Newcastle United F.C. (becoming one of a handful of footballers to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley as an amateur). After finishing college, he moved to Brentford F.C. briefly, and then in 1952 joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., and played there until 1963, making 339 total appearances and scoring 25 goals. He won three league championships (1953/4, 1957/8, 1958/9) and a FA Cup (1960). He also played 12 matches for the England national football team, including 4 in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
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