Billy Jennings

This article is about the English player of the 1970s and 1980s. For the Welsh player of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, see Billy Jennings (Welsh footballer).

Billy Jennings

Personal information
Full name	William John Jennings
Date of birth	(1952-02-20) 20 February 1952
Place of birth	London, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1974	Watford	92	(33)
1974–1979	West Ham United	99	(34)
1977	→ Chicago Sting (loan)	19	(6)
1979–1982	Leyton Orient	67	(21)
1982	Luton Town	2	(1)
?	Dagenham	?
?	Bishop's Stortford	?
?	Heybridge Swifts	?
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Jennings (born 20 February 1952 in Hackney, London) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

A former England Youth international, Jennings signed for West Ham United from Watford for £110,000 in 1974, shortly after becoming Watford Player of the Season. He made his Hammers debut on 7 September 1974 against Sheffield United, and was a member of the FA Cup winning team of 1974–75. The following season, West Ham got to the Final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, with Jennings scoring two goals in the away leg of club's Quarter-final. The second-leg home game against ADO Den Haag saw Hammers score three, to bring the aggregate score to 5–5, and go through on away goals.

After an Achilles injury in 1977, he failed to hold on to a regular place in the team and, after 99 league appearances and 34 goals for West Ham, moved to Leyton Orient in 1979.

Jennings scored 26 goals in 78 appearances for Orient before moving to Luton Town. Although he retired after 2 substitute appearances for the Hatters, he later played for non-league Dagenham, Bishop's Stortford and Heybridge Swifts.

Jennings now works as a football agent and runs Premier Management International, whose clients include former West Ham player Hayden Mullins.

References

• Since 1888. Retrieved on 1 June 2008
• Billy Jennings, westhamstats.info. Retrieved on 11 February 2007