William Christopher McColl (born 25 December 1954) is a retired Scottish footballer. He played as a midfielder for Clydebank, Ayr United, Clyde and Albion Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Scottish Second Division title twice.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Christopher McColl | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Drumchapel Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1978 | Clydebank[1] | 152 | (23) |
| 1978–1981 | Ayr United[2] | 88 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Clyde[3] | 47 | (0) |
| 1983 | Albion Rovers[4] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Billy McColl was born in the Shettleston area of Glasgow on 25 December 1954.[5]
Playing career edit
A product of the Glasgow youth team Drumchapel Amateurs, McColl began his senior career with Clydebank, signing for them as a 17-year-old in November 1972.[5] He was a member of the squad that won the inaugural Second Division title in 1975-76 before going on to win promotion to the Premier Division a year later, the first time the club had appeared in the top flight of Scottish football. In 1976, McColl scored the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with St Mirren at Kilbowie Park in what was the last senior match in England or Scotland ever to be played on Christmas Day (also McColl's birthday).[6] He would make over 150 Scottish League appearances for Clydebank before a transfer to Ayr United in 1978.
In 1981 McColl joined Clyde under the management of Craig Brown and won another Second Division championship medal in season 1981-82. His last senior club was Albion Rovers in 1983 where he made just a single league appearance before retiring.
After football edit
After leaving football, McColl went into business as a sub-postmaster and newsagent in Netherlee, East Renfrewshire.[7] His son Barry McColl also played Scottish League football, for Queen's Park in the 1990s. In 2019, Billy McColl was inducted into the Clydebank F.C. Hall of Fame.[8]
Honours edit
Clydebank
Clyde
- Scottish Second Division: 1981–82
References edit
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clydebank/clydebank.html [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ayr/ayr.html [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/clyde/clyde.html [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/albion/albion.html [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Billy McColl Player Profile". Bankies Archive. Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Macpherson, Graeme (24 December 2014). "Recalling Christmas Day football in Clydebank......and Fergie berating the linesman". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ White, Neil (3 April 2005), "Caught in Time: Craig Brown's Clyde win the Second Division title, 1982", The Sunday Times, London
- ^ "Clydebank FC Hall of Fame". Bankies Archive. Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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