Billy Blackie | |
Fullname: | William Blackie |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1963 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Melbourne Thistle |
Years1: | 1982–1983 |
Clubs1: | Dunfermline Athletic |
Years2: | 1985–1985 |
Clubs2: | Berwick Rangers |
Years3: | 1985–1987 |
Clubs3: | Cowdenbeath |
Years4: | 1987–1988 |
Clubs4: | Forfar Athletic |
Years5: | 1987–1989 |
Clubs5: | Dumbarton[1] |
Years6: | 1988–1990 |
Clubs6: | Alloa Athletic |
Years7: | 1989–1992 |
Clubs7: | St Johnstone |
Caps1: | 17 |
Caps2: | 2 |
Caps3: | 24 |
Caps4: | 34 |
Caps5: | 13 |
Caps6: | 22 |
Caps7: | 18 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Goals3: | 19 |
Goals4: | 14 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 13 |
Goals7: | 0 |
William Blackie (born 4 October 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic, Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone.[2] Consistently running sub 11 seconds in 100m trials Billy was widely acknowledged as the fastest man in Scottish football and gave up a promising career as a sprinter to spend time on football.