Willie Dyer

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Willie Dyer
Personal information
Full name William Dyer
Date of birth (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Drumchapel United
Youth career
St Johnstone
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 St Johnstone 12 (0)
2007 → Brechin City (loan) 9 (0)
2008–2010 Brechin City 76 (2)
2010–2012 Raith Rovers 64 (1)
2012–2013 Greenock Morton 24 (0)
2013–2015 Dundee 42 (0)
2015–2018 Brechin City 88 (1)
2018–2019 Dumbarton 14 (0)
2019–2020 East Stirlingshire 7 (0)
2020– Drumchapel United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

William Dyer (born 25 February 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Drumchapel United. [1]

Contents

He has previously played for St Johnstone, Brechin City, Raith Rovers, Greenock Morton, Dundee, Dumbarton and East Stirlingshire.

Career

Dyer began his career at St Johnstone, progressing through the club's youth ranks.

In September 2007, he went on loan to Brechin City. [2] He returned to Saints in December after making nine appearances for Brechin. He made a permanent move to Brechin in January 2008. [3]

On 20 May 2010, he was confirmed as a new signing for Raith Rovers on a two-year full-time deal. [4]

Dyer signed for Greenock Morton in May 2012, under freedom of contract. [5] His contract expired in May 2013.

On 5 June 2013, Dyer signed for Dundee along with fellow former Morton player Peter MacDonald. [6] Dyer made his debut for the club in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, in a 1–0 win over Alloa Athletic, where he came on for Kevin McBride in the 79th minute. [7] He soon made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Raith Rovers. [8] After making twenty-four appearances in all competitions, as Dundee won the Scottish Championship and promotion to the Scottish Premiership, Dyer signed a two-year contract extension. [9] He left Dundee at the end of the 2014–15 season, having not been offered a new contract. [10]

After his release by Dundee, Dyer re-signed with Brechin City for the third time. [11] After three seasons at Glebe Park, Dyer signed a one-year deal with Dumbarton in May 2018 [12] however was released from the club in May 2019 after making just 21 appearances - and not featuring after the start of January, [13] joining Lowland League East Stirlingshire a month later. [14]

Dyer signed for his local club Drumchapel United at the end of April 2020. [1]

Career statistics

As of 18:28, 5 January 2019 (UTC) [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2004–05 [16] First Division 7000000070
2005–06 [17] 3000000030
2006–07 [18] 1020103 [lower-alpha 1] [19] 070
2007–08 [20] 1000002 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total120201050200
Brechin City (loan) 2007–08 [20] Second Division 9000000090
Brechin City 161100000171
2008–09 [21] 3512 [22] 0203 [lower-alpha 1] [23] 0421
2009–10 [24] 250302000300
Total852604030982
Raith Rovers 2010–11 [25] First Division 30110301 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
2011–12 [26] 34000202 [lower-alpha 1] 0380
Total641105030731
Greenock Morton 2012–13 [27] First Division 24050101 [lower-alpha 1] 0310
Dundee 2013–14 [28] Championship 21000203 [lower-alpha 1] 0260
2014–15 [29] Premiership 210201000240
Total420203030500
Brechin City 2015–16 [30] League One 310100000320
2016–17 [31] 28110316 [lower-alpha 2] 0382
2017–18 [32] Championship 29010401 [lower-alpha 1] 0350
Total8813071701052
Dumbarton 2018–19 League One 140104020210
Career total32942002512403985
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Dundee

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References

  1. 1 2 WOS, Drumchapel United (25 April 2020). "The club would like to welcome Willie Dyer to his local club. Willie has played all his days in senior ranks and is a massive signing for the club. Welcome home mate pic.twitter.com/T9zsWFz9RQ". @DrumchapelUWOS. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brechin take Saints' Dyer on loan". BBC Sport. 22 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "Dyer makes Brechin move permanent". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "New Signings Confirmed". Raith Rovers F.C. 20 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Tait, Chris (10 May 2012). "Ton sign Raith defender". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Two sign up at Dens". Dundee F.C. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup: Dundee book place in second round with win at Alloa". BBC Sport. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Championship: Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dundee". SPFL Official Website. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dyer set to sign new Dundee deal". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Robertson, Neil (19 May 2015). "Willie Dyer to leave Dundee at end of season". The Courier. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Willie Dyer Signs On". Brechin City F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Galloway, Andy (30 May 2018). "SIGNING NEWS: DYER ARRIVES". Dumbarton Football Club.
  13. ↑ Galloway, Andy (11 May 2019). "SQUAD MOVEMENTS". Dumbarton Football Club.
  14. ↑ "Signing News – Willie Dyer (Dumbarton)". East Stirlingshire Football Club. 8 June 2019.
  15. ↑ Willie Dyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  19. ↑ Includes 1 Challenge Cup appearance not recorded on Soccerbase. "Morton 3-2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  22. ↑ Includes 1 Scottish Cup appearance not recorded on Soccerbase. "Scottish Cup: Rampant Brechin stormn through". The Scotsman. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  23. ↑ Includes 1 Challenge Cup appearances not recorded on Soccerbase. "Brechin City 0-1 East Fife". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

See also

2012–13 Greenock Morton F.C. season

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