Bill Lennard (21 June 1934 – 6 August 1996) was an English professional darts player from Manchester.
| Bill Lennard | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "Mister Consistency" | ||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1934 Manchester, England | ||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1996 (aged 62) Heywood, England | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1954 | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| BDO | 1975–1982 | ||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 1980 | ||||||||
| World Masters | Semi Final: 1975 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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Darts career
editLennard played county darts for Lancashire[1] and there are some minor county events that use his name in memorial tournaments.[2]
He enjoyed a successful year in 1976 by winning the prestigious News of the World Darts Championship[2] (representing the Cotton Tree Inn, Manchester), the British Matchplay and the Swedish Open. The World Professional Darts Championship did not begin until two years later, Lennard made his debut at the championships in 1979 but lost his first round match to Tony Clark.[3]
His best run at the World Championships came in 1980 when he reached the quarter-finals, but was beaten by Tony Brown. Tony Clark again beat Lennard in the first round in 1981 and his last appearance in the World Championship came in 1982 when he was beaten by John Lowe.[3]
Lennard was part of the England team which won the WDF World Cup in 1979.[4]
World Championship results
editBDO
edit- 1979: First round (lost to Tony Clark 0–2)
- 1980: Quarter finals (lost to Tony Brown 0–3)
- 1981: First round (lost to Tony Clark 1–2)
- 1982: First round (lost to John Lowe 0–2)
Career finals
editIndependent major finals: 1 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 1976 | News of the World Championship |  Leighton Rees
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2–0 (l) |
References
edit- ^ "Bill Lennard was bang-on _target". Heywood Advertiser. 12 November 1987.
- ^ a b "Rounds the Boards | DARTS: The players from the Pubmaster Heywood League will honour one of the best players ever to wear an England shirt on Sunday when they compete for the annual Billy Lennard Memorial Trophy". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 21 January 2013 [23 May 2005].
- ^ a b "Bill Lennard". dartswdf.com. World Darts Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Broadbent, Bob (10 August 1996). "Tony Takes Gorton by Storm". Manchester Evening News.
External links
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