Bill Lennard (21 June 1934 – 6 August 1996) was an English professional darts player from Manchester.
Darts career Lennard played county darts for Lancashire and there are some minor county events that use his name in memorial tournaments.
He enjoyed a successful year in 1976 by winning the prestigious News of the World Darts Championship (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.
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.
Lennard was part of the England team which won the WDF World Cup in 1979.
World Championship results BDO 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 BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1976 British Matchplay Alan Glazier 4–3 (s)Runner-up 1. 1979 Butlins Grand Masters Bobby George
Independent major finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1976 News of the World Championship Leighton Rees 2–0 (l)
Performance timeline Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 NYFDNP1RQF1R1R SF3RDNP3RDNP British MatchplayNYFWSFDNP British ProfessionalNot held1RDNP Butlins Grand MastersNYFDNPFQF1RDNP News of the World???W???
+ WDF majors performances Tournament Event World Cup 1979 WDF World Cup & WDF Europe Cup Singles Pairs Team Overall
References
External links Bill Lennard Darts Database profile