Billy Wilson (Scottish footballer) explained

Billy Wilson
Position:Winger
Birth Date:c. 1947
Birth Place:Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Kilsyth Rangers
Years2:1967–1979
Caps2:279
Goals2:47
Years3:
Clubs3:Cumbernauld United
Totalcaps:279
Totalgoals:47
Manageryears1:
Managerclubs1:Kilsyth Rangers
Manageryears2:1983–1984
Managerclubs2:Albion Rovers

William Wilson (born c. 1947) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Wilson played as a winger, starting his playing career at Kilsyth Rangers, where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1967 before moving up to the senior level with Airdrieonians along with Drew Jarvie. He was with the Diamonds for twelve years, making 279 appearances in the Scottish Football League[1] and playing in the 1975 Scottish Cup Final (he was later voted into the club's 'Greatest Ever XI' in 2016).[2] He left Airdrie in 1979 to join Cumbernauld United[1] and subsequently became manager of Kilsyth Rangers.[3] Wilson was manager of Albion Rovers during the 1983/84 season.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airdrieonians: 1946/47 - 2013/14 . Neil Brown . 12 September 2015.
  2. https://mail.airdriefc.com/greatestxi Airdrie's Greatest XI
  3. News: Peasy derby pain rankles but I loved my time at hot Shotts . Evening Times . Herald & Times Group . 17 September 2014 . 12 September 2015 . Jim . O'Donnell.
  4. Web site: [Albion Rovers manager] Billy Wilson ]. www.fitbastats.com . 12 September 2015.