Billy Williamson
Personal information
Full name William David Williamson
Date of birth 29 September 1952 (aged 70)
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*
Years Team Apps (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
Total 255+ (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.

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] Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1970–71 Scottish Division One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1971–72 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
1972–73 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1973–74 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 11 1
1974–75 31 9 4 0 2 1 0 0 37 10
1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 37 8 2 0 4 1 0 0 43 9
1976-77 9 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 16 3
Total 95 18 9 0 23 5 0 0 127 23
Dundee United 1976-77 Scottish Premier Division 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
1977-78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Dundee 1977-78 Scottish First Division 37 17 1 0 6 0 - - 44 17
1978-79 23 4 0 0 0 0 - - 23 4
1979-80 Scottish Premier Division 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
1980-81 Scottish First Division 20 1 1 0 5 1 - - 26 2
Total 88 22 2 0 13 1 0 0 103 23
Brisbane Lions 1981 National Soccer League 11 9 2 3 - - - - 13 12
1982 27 10 2 1 - - - - 29 11
1983 23 3 0 0 - - - - 23 3
Total 61 22 4 4 - - - - 65 26
Career total 255+ 63+ 15+ 4+ 36+ 6+ 0 0 306+ 73+

Honours

Aberdeen

Dundee

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 'League Cup Doonhamers' on www.qosfc.com
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 Billy Williamson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  6. ↑ "Dundee United FC - Dundee United A - Z ( D )". Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Billy Williamson | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Billy Williamson | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Aussie Footballers - Whorlow to Wilson". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "1983 NSL Cup Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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