Billy Williamson (footballer, born 1922)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William McInnes Williamson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Lenzie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2006 (aged 83–84) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy[1] | |||
| Petershill | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1951 | Rangers | 43 | (26) |
| 1951–1953 | St Mirren | 6 | (2) |
| 1953–1956 | Stirling Albion | 53 | (6) |
| Total | 102 | (34) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Billy Williamson (1922 – 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, St Mirren and Stirling Albion.
Career
Williamson played for local junior clubs Kirkintilloch Rob Roy and Petershill before signing for Rangers in 1941.[1][2] He served with the Royal Navy as a PE instructor during the Second World War, while also playing for Rangers and as a guest for Manchester City.[2] He became a regular in the Rangers first team in the 1945/46 season.[2]
Williamson played and scored in the first Scottish League Cup final, in 1947.[2] He also won two Scottish league championships and two Scottish Cups with Rangers.[2] Williamson scored a goal in both of those Scottish Cup finals, in 1948 and 1949.[2]
He later played for St Mirren and Stirling Albion, featuring in a notable win for Stirling against Rangers.[2] After retiring as a player, Williamson worked as a PE teacher at Lenzie Academy.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Goal feats of understudy 'Sailor' Williamson saw him chart course into Ibrox folklore". The Scotsman. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McElroy, Robert (11 February 2006). "Billy Williamson: Rangers player whose place is assured in Ibrox folklore". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 7 July 2015.