Bill Salisbury | |
Fullname: | William Salisbury |
Position: | Outside left |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1899 |
Birth Place: | Govan, Scotland |
Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Years1: | – |
Clubs1: | St Anthony's |
Years2: | 1918–1928 |
Clubs2: | Partick Thistle |
Caps2: | 286 |
Goals2: | 51 |
Years3: | 1928–1929 |
Clubs3: | Liverpool |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 1929–1930 |
Clubs4: | Bangor |
Years5: | 1930 |
Clubs5: | Distillery |
Years6: | 1930–1931 |
Clubs6: | Shelbourne |
Years7: | 1931–1933 |
Clubs7: | Bangor |
Years8: | 1933–1934 |
Clubs8: | Partick Thistle |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
William Salisbury (23 February 1899 – 5 January 1965) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left for Partick Thistle (where he spent a decade, winning the Scottish Cup in 1921), in England with Liverpool (where he played for a season)[1] and spells with Bangor and Distillery in Northern Ireland plus Shelbourne in the Republic of Ireland.
His grandson Gordon Smith was also a footballer (he played for St Johnstone, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers).[2]