William Padley (11 April 1842 – 21 July 1904) was an English cricketer.
Padley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium, as well as playing as a wicket-keeper.
He was born at Moorgreen, Nottinghamshire.
Padley made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Gloucestershire at Trent Bridge in 1876.
He ended Nottinghamshire's first-innings of 149 all out unbeaten on 5, while in their second-innings of 97 all out he was dismissed for 10 runs by W.
G.
Grace.
Gloucestershire won what was to be his only appearance in first-class cricket by six wickets.He died at Bagthorpe, Nottinghamshire on 21 July 1904.