Billy Lansdowne should not be confused with Bill Lansdowne.
| Billy Lansdowne | |
| Fullname: | William Lansdowne |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Epping, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | –1978 |
| Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
| Years1: | 1979–1981 |
| Clubs1: | West Ham United |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Clubs2: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1982–1983 |
| Clubs3: | Gillingham |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1983–1988 |
| Clubs4: | Kalmar FF |
| Caps4: | 122 |
| Goals4: | 38 |
| Clubs5: | Leytonstone & Ilford |
| Clubs6: | Dagenham |
| Clubs7: | Anderstorp |
| Totalcaps: | 169 |
| Totalgoals: | 45 |
William Lansdowne (born 28 April 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and Sweden, Lansdowne scored 45 goals in 169 career league games. On 24 September 2018 he was inducted into the Kalmar FF Wall of Fame.[1] [2] [3]
Born in Epping, Essex, Lansdowne began his career with West Ham United, making his professional debut for the club on 28 April 1979.[4] Lansdowne later played for Charlton Athletic and Gillingham, and made a total of 47 appearances in the Football League for all three clubs.[5]
Lansdowne later spent six seasons with Swedish club Kalmar FF and was joint-top scorer in the Allsvenskan in 1985 with 10 goals.[6] He played in the 1987 Svenska Cupen Final, where Kalmar FF won. In September 2018, he was commemorated with a plaque at the Guldfågeln Arena.[7]
He later played for Leytonstone & Ilford, Dagenham and Anderstorp.
After his retirement, he remained in Sweden and became a football commentator for TV4. He later commentated on greyhound racing for TV3.[8]
Lansdowne's father Bill was also a professional footballer who played for West Ham United.[9] His son, Billy Jr, played for Nybro IF, IFK Berga and Lindsdals IF, in the lower levels of Swedish football.[10] [11]
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