Billy Findlay

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Billy Findlay
Personal information
Full name William Findlay
Date of birth (1970-08-29) 29 August 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Kilmarnock Boys Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1995 Hibernian 93 (7)
1995–1998 Kilmarnock 36 (1)
1998–1999 Ayr United 28 (3)
1999 Sligo Rovers 5 (0)
1999–2000 Queen of the South 7 (1)
International career
1990–1991 Scotland U21 [1] 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Findlay (born 29 August 1970) is a Scottish former association footballer who played as a midfielder. Findlay began his senior career with Hibernian, making just over 100 appearances for the Easter Road side before moving back to hometown club Kilmarnock in the mid-1990s. From there, Findlay spent a year with Ayrshire rivals Ayr United before a short spell with Queen of the South.

After leaving senior football, Findlay played for Maybole up until the mid-2000s.

Findlay is now active on the darts scene and indeed is deadly on the double 10. [2]

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References

  1. "Scotland U21 Player Billy Findlay Details".
  2. "Mighty Mac gets Talbot out of a Stu". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2008.