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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Salisbury | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Govan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 1965 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | St Anthony's | ||
| 1918–1928 | Partick Thistle | 286 | (51) |
| 1928–1929 | Liverpool | 16 | (2) |
| 1929–1930 | Bangor | ||
| 1930 | Distillery | ||
| 1930–1931 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1931–1933 | Bangor | ||
| 1933–1934 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His grandson Gordon Smith was also a footballer (he played for St Johnstone, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers).[2]
References edit
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Obituary - Gordon Melville Smith". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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