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| name = Billy Wingrove | |||
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| caption = Wingrove at an event prior to the ] | |||
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| years_active = 2003–present | |||
| known_for = ] | |||
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| youthyears1= 2002–2004 | |||
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| years1 =2004–2009 | years2 = 2009–2010 | years3= 2010–2014 | years4 = 2014–2015 | |||
| clubs1 =] | clubs2 = Cheshunt Corinthians | clubs3 = ] | clubs4 = ] | |||
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'''Billy Wingrove''' (born 17 December 1982) is a ]er and former semi-professional footballer.<ref name="sportengland">{{cite news|title= Support & Advice|work= ]|url= http://www.sportengland.org/support__advice/children_and_young_people/community_and_club_activities/sporting_champions/billy_wingrove.aspx|accessdate= 22 February 2011|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725130849/http://www.sportengland.org/support__advice/children_and_young_people/community_and_club_activities/sporting_champions/billy_wingrove.aspx|archivedate= 25 July 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref> He is best known as half of the duo ] with Jeremy Lynch. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Wingrove comes from a footballing family, with his Alan briefly playing in the youth set-ups of ] and ], and his cousin, ], being part of the first team squad at ]—though Lincoln never actually played for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.sportengland.org/support__advice/children_and_young_people/sporting_champions/billy_wingrove.aspx |title=Billy Wingrove Biography |publisher=Sport England |accessdate=5 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508084911/http://archive.sportengland.org/support__advice/children_and_young_people/sporting_champions/billy_wingrove.aspx |archivedate=8 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | |||
Wingrove played youth football for ], and then semi-professionally for ].<ref>{{cite news|title= Living for kicks|work= ]|date=4 July 2004|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/living-for-kicks-551967.html|accessdate=22 February 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Cup progress putting Ware on the map|work= ]|date=9 November 2007|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/nov/09/facup|accessdate=22 February 2011|location=London|first=Paolo|last=Bandini}}</ref> Eventually, Wingrove decided to pursue freestyle football as he was making more money for an hour's worth of tricks than he would have had he kept on with semi-professional football (although he would occasionally play for other clubs, including ]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/matt-dickinson-from-teenage-rejects-to-youtube-stars-vk8927t2w|title=From teenage rejects to YouTube stars|work=The Times|first=Matt|last=Dickinson|authorlink=Matt Dickinson (journalist)|date=3 June 2016|accessdate=20 August 2019}}</ref> | |||
In December 2003, Wingrove became the first freestyler to be signed up as a professional "Football Freestyler" by ].<ref name="sportengland"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-16513162-details/Spurs+juggler+happy+to+be+a+control+freak/article.do |title=Spurs juggler happy to be a control freak |accessdate=20 July 2008 |work=] |publisher= |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208081805/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/article-16513162-details/Spurs+juggler+happy+to+be+a+control+freak/article.do |archive-date=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
==F2Freestylers== | |||
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After performing together at an event, Wingrove and Lynch formed a double act known as the F2Freestylers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thef2.com/thef2.html |title=The F2 |publisher=The F2 |accessdate=28 March 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816000823/http://thef2.com/thef2.html |archivedate=16 August 2014}}</ref> They have given performances at various venues including ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBYAEIhX5aU |title=The F2 at Old Trafford |date=13 August 2013 |publisher=F2Freestylers / ] |accessdate=28 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/the-f2-freestylers-anglian-home-improvements-norwich-city-2269617.aspx |title=Anglian Home Improvements bring celebrated football freestylers back to Carrow Road |date=13 February 2014 |publisher=] |accessdate=28 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203639/http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/the-f2-freestylers-anglian-home-improvements-norwich-city-2269617.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
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