Billy Williamson (footballer, born 1952)

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Billy Williamson
Personal information
Full name William David Williamson
Date of birth (1952-09-29) 29 September 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left Back
Youth career
1969-1970 Kirkconnel F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971-1977 Aberdeen 95 (18)
1977 Dundee United 11 (1)
1977-1981 Dundee 88 (22)
1981-1983 Brisbane Lions 61 (22)
1983-1988 North Star
Total255+(73+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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Career

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

Williamson joined Aberdeen in 1969. [1] [2] In 1975 he scored a hat-trick for Aberdeen in a 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 1977 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 1970–71 Scottish Division One 1000000010
1971–72 0000300030
1972–73 130300000160
1973–74 40007100111
1974–75 3194021003710
1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 378204100439
1976-77 91007200163
Total9518902350012723
Dundee United 1976-77 Scottish Premier Division 111000000111
1977-78 0000000000
Total111000000111
Dundee 1977-78 Scottish First Division 37171060--4417
1978-79 2340000--234
1979-80 Scottish Premier Division 80002000100
1980-81 Scottish First Division 2011051--262
Total8822201310010323
Brisbane Lions 1981 National Soccer League 11923----1312
1982 271021----2911
1983 23300----233
Total612244----6526
Career total255+63+15+4+36+6+00306+73+

Honours

Aberdeen

Dundee

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