William Charles Gorman[1] (13 July 1911 – December 1978) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Bury and Brentford.
[4][5] The 11 international caps Gorman won while playing for Bury remain a club record.
Early in the 1938–39 season, Gorman made a £7,000 move to Brentford where he is still talked of as one of the club's greatest ever defenders.
He spent the 1943–44 season guesting at Bolton Wanderers where his teammates included a young Nat Lofthouse.
[11] When Gorman began his international career in 1936 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations.
Among the highlights of his international career were helping the FAI XI beat Germany 5–2 in a friendly on 17 October 1936.
On 27 November 1946, together with Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington, Alex Stevenson and Davy Walsh, he was one of seven players born in the Irish Free State to line up for the IFA XI against Scotland at Hampden Park.
matches, and also carried out some scouting work for Manchester City while his friend George Poyser was manager.