Billy Williamson (footballer, born 1952)

Billy Williamson
Personal information
Full name	William David Williamson
Date of birth	29 September 1952 (age 72)
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
1971-1977	Aberdeen
1977	Dundee United
1977-1981	Dundee
1981-1983	Brisbane Lions
1983-1988	North Star
Total
	*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
Club^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]	Season	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	Scottish Premier Division	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	Scottish Premier Division	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	Scottish First Division	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

Scottish League Cup: 1976–77

Dundee

Scottish League Cup: finalist 1980–81

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 'League Cup Doonhamers' on www.qosfc.com^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Dumfries & District Amateur Football League | Affiliated to S.A.F.A and S.F.A Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.afc.co.uk/news/news_story.cfm?news_id=6909^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Billy Williamson hat trick v Celtic in the profile of George Hamilton Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Billy Williamson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
^ "Dundee United FC - Dundee United A - Z ( D )". Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Billy Williamson | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Billy Williamson | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Aussie Footballers - Whorlow to Wilson". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "1983 NSL Cup Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[doon-1] 'League Cup Doonhamers' on www.qosfc.com^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[autogenerated1-2] Dumfries & District Amateur Football League | Affiliated to S.A.F.A and S.F.A Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/news_story.cfm?news_id=6909^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] Billy Williamson hat trick v Celtic in the profile of George Hamilton Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[neilbrown-5] Billy Williamson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer 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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