Billy Hogg

Hogg was born in Sunderland and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne , [ 1 ] and was playing local football with Willington Athletic when he was spotted by Sunderland where he became a professional in October 1899. He made his debut on 2 December 1899, scoring in a 5–0 victory over Notts County . He soon became a regular fixture in the outside-right berth and in his first season Sunderland finished third in the League, with Hogg having made 19 appearances with six goals. The following season he was ever-present appearing in all 34 league matches, contributing nine goals as Sunderland finished as runners-up. In 1901–02 Hogg missed six games, but increased his goal tally to ten for the season, as Sunderland claimed the Championship by a three-point margin over Everton . Hogg continued to score regularly for his club, and in 1903–04 he was the club's top-scorer with 12 goals. Hogg remained with Sunderland until May 1909. In his final season with the Roker Park club, he scored two hat-tricks in a fortnight, [ 1 ] the first away to Woolwich Arsenal on 21 November with the second coming on 5 December, in a 9–1 victory at St James' Park over bitter local rivals Newcastle United , with the other goals coming from George Holley (another hat-trick), Arthur Bridgett (two) and Jackie Mordue . [ 2 ] Sunderland finished the 1908–09 season in third place, with Newcastle champions. In his ten years with Sunderland, Hogg made a total of 303 appearances in all competitions, with 84 goals. [ 3 ] — Wikipedia