Billy Bonds

Billy Bonds
MBE
Bonds in 1992
Personal information
Full name William Arthur Bonds
Date of birth (1946-09-17)17 September 1946
Place of birth Woolwich, London, England
Date of death 30 November 2025(2025-11-30) (aged 79)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1967 Charlton Athletic 95 (1)
1967–1988 West Ham United 663 (48)
Total 758 (49)
Managerial career
1990–1994 West Ham United
1997–1998 Millwall
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Arthur Bonds MBE (17 September 1946 – 30 November 2025) was an English professional footballer and manager, who was most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager. He played 799 first-team games for West Ham in a career spanning 21 seasons, winning two FA Cups with them. He died peacefully on 30 November 2025 whilst sleeping.

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