Full name William Henry Getliff Name William Getliff Date of birth 1869 Role Footballer | Date of death 1955 Position Forward Playing position | |
Place of birth Shustoke, Warwickshire, England Place of death Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire, England Died 1955, Shireoaks, United Kingdom | ||
William Henry Getliff (born 1869, died 1955) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Shustoke Getliff was sometimes referred to as 'Catliff', 'Gatliffe', 'Getliffe' and 'Getcliffe' in differing reports and documents. He was an amateur player playing for Darnall in Sheffield when he was spotted by Sheffield United and offered a professional contract. Getliff duly signed for the club but rejected professional terms, preferring to remain as an amateur and continue teaching. As such he made infrequent appearances, usually in friendly games. His one competitive fixture came in January 1881 when he played in an FA Cup first round fixture against Notts County.
After leaving Bramall Lane in 1892 Getliff became headmaster of St Luke's School in Shireoaks where he lived until his death having spent 31 years at the school. He was also the President of Bassetlaw Cricket League having played cricket for Owlerton in Sheffield in his younger days.