I’ve supported Burnley since 1967 but just seen a Bradford City team Photo about 1980 or so & one face leapt out at me…Billy Ingram.
I had to comment on it & referred to him as the “Ginger Pele”….but exactly how did he get his nickname…feel a right fool in asking but getting on now & losing grey cells at an alarming rate!

Billy Whizz we called him.

He was pretty quick.

His middle name was Edson and he had ginger hair

On me Edson
I remember being on the Bee Hole behind the goal and someone headed the ball back across goal and there’s Billy 1 yard out all he had to do was nod it in. Instead with his ‘fro he contrived to head it about 3 feet up in the air, it then descended in slow motion and he finally scrambled it in with his feet while being tackled by about 3 of theirs.

Madness.

Madpete wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:48 pm

I’ve supported Burnley since 1967 but just seen a Bradford City team Photo about 1980 or so & one face leapt out at me…Billy Ingram.
I had to comment on it & referred to him as the “Ginger Pele”….but exactly how did he get his nickname…feel a right fool in asking but getting on now & losing grey cells at an alarming rate!

Was after a wonder goal against Chelsea?

https://www.uptheclarets.com/the-day-bi ... inger-pele

Billy later starred for KSC

As Nori said, wonder goal against Chelsea.

Madpete wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:48 pm

I’ve supported Burnley since 1967 but just seen a Bradford City team Photo about 1980 or so & one face leapt out at me…Billy Ingram.
I had to comment on it & referred to him as the “Ginger Pele”….but exactly how did he get his nickname…feel a right fool in asking but getting on now & losing grey cells at an alarming rate!

I think it started when he scored against Chelsea in the old second division.
He got the ball in the box at the Bee Hole End, sliced a shot or pass, it went up in the air and when it came down he thumped it into the net.

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:10 pm

I think it started when he scored against Chelsea in the old second division.
He got the ball in the box at the Bee Hole End, sliced a shot or pass, it went up in the air and when it came down he thumped it into the net.

He very definitely didn’t slice anything - check the description at the link

One of Burnley's most underrated players ever.

One of Burnley's most underrated players ever.

So good that he was worth mentioning twice.
Geoff Nulty was another.

You can say that again

" that " beat you to it.

The curse of the Friday night Marstons Pedigree strikes again!

No wonder I was flummoxed as in 76/77 I worked every Saturday in Leeds,travelling from Bacup,to pay for an extension to my house.I let my friend Brian Baron have my season ticket so missed Billy’s wonder goal.I would have to say that the write up of his goal certainly gives him the right to be known as “the Ginger Pele.” Funny how certain players remain long in the memory whilst others are quickly forgotten!

I thought this was going to be about the fat lad who used to play for Calder Vale