Bill Slade
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1898[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1968[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1931 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 1932–1934 | Walsall | ||
William "Bill" Slade (1898 – 1968) was an English football manager who took charge at Coventry City and Walsall.
Biography
Slade played amateur football for a number of minor teams, before he was appointed a director at Coventry City in 1922, aged just 24.[1] In 1931 he was made caretaker manager of the Third Division South club, after the sacking of Jimmy McIntyre.[1]
In February 1932, he became manager of Walsall.[1] He forged a strong link between Coventry and Walsall, and took Bill Coward, Chris Ball, Bill Sheppard and Freddie Lee from Highfield Road to Fellows Park.[1] The club's kit was also changed to a blue and white strip for an historic match against an all-conquering First Division Arsenal in the FA Cup in January 1933; the "Saddlers" achieved a famous 2–0 victory, and Slade's entire front line that day had previously played for Coventry.[1][2] It was reported that the Arsenal paid more for their player's boots than Slade did for his entire team.[3] The match is described by the Walsall F.C. website as "one of the most significant days in our history".[4] The club finished fifth in the Third Division North in 1932–33, and fourth in 1933–34, however Slade was sacked after a poor start to 1934–35.[1] He died sometime in 1968.[1]
References
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- Match report on the famous victory over Arsenal
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