Billy Williamson (footballer, born 1952)

William Davidson Williamson (born 29 September 1952) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Aberdeen F.C., Dundee United and Dundee. Williamson played in two Scottish League Cup Finals, winning the trophy once.

Career

Billy Williamson was born in Dumfries.[1] He scored 25 goals in what he played for Kirkconnel F.C. in the 1969/70 season.[2]

Billy Williamson joined Aberdeen in 1969.[1][2] In 1975 Billy Williamson scored a hat-trick for Aberdeen in the 3-2 win against Celtic when playing at the time in midfield.[3] He became only the second player at the time to score three or more goals in a single game playing for Aberdeen against Celtic, following in the footsteps of George Hamilton.[1][4] Williamson picked up a winners medal from the 1976 Scottish League Cup Final 2-1 victory against Celtic.[1] In his 92 league appearances he scored 19 goals.[5]

In 1976 Billy Williamson became only the second player to transfer directly from Aberdeen to Dundee United. His stay at Tannadice was short with his league appearances adding up to only 11 games in which he scored once.[5] Williamson in 1977 became the fourth player to transfer directly from Dundee United to Dundee.[6] In his 87 league appearances he scored 22 goals.[5] Williamson was a member of the Dundee team which contested the 1980 Scottish League Cup final with Dundee United, losing 3-0.[1]

Williamson then played for Brisbane Lions and North Star in Brisbane, Australia. He captained North Star to a 1988 XXXX League Grand Final win over Brisbane City before becoming North Star's coach.

Honours

Scottish League Cup:

  • Winner - 1976
  • Finalist - 1980

References
  1. 'League Cup Doonhamers' on www.qosfc.com
  2. Dumfries & District Amateur Football League | Affiliated to S.A.F.A and S.F.A Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.afc.co.uk/news/news_story.cfm?news_id=6909%5B%5D
  4. Billy Williamson hat trick v Celtic in the profile of George Hamilton Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Billy Williamson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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