William Davidson Williamson (born 29 September 1952) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger for Aberdeen, Dundee United and Dundee. Williamson played in two Scottish League Cup Finals, winning the trophy once.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William David Williamson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969-1970 | Kirkconnel F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971-1977 | Aberdeen | 95 | (18) |
| 1977 | Dundee United | 11 | (1) |
| 1977-1981 | Dundee | 88 | (22) |
| 1981-1983 | Brisbane Lions | 61 | (22) |
| 1983-1988 | North Star | ||
| Total | 255+ | (73+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Williamson was born in Dumfries.[1] He scored 25 goals in what he played for Kirkconnel F.C. in the 1969–70 season.[2]
Williamson joined Aberdeen in 1969.[1][2] In 1975 he scored a hat-trick for Aberdeen in a 3–2 win against Celtic when playing at the time in midfield.[3] He became only the second player at the time to score three or more goals in a single game playing for Aberdeen against Celtic, following in the footsteps of George Hamilton.[1][4] Williamson picked up a winners medal from the 1976 Scottish League Cup Final 2–1 victory against Celtic.[1] In his 92 league appearances he scored 19 goals.[5]
In 1977 Williamson became only the second player to transfer directly from Aberdeen to Dundee United. His stay at Tannadice was short with his league appearances adding up to only 11 games in which he scored once.[5] Williamson in 1977 became the fourth player to transfer directly from Dundee United to Dundee.[6] In his 87 league appearances he scored 22 goals.[5] Williamson was a member of the Dundee team which contested the 1980 Scottish League Cup final with Dundee United, losing 3–0.[1]
Williamson then played for Brisbane Lions and North Star in Brisbane, Australia. He captained North Star to a 1988 XXXX League Grand Final win over Brisbane City before becoming North Star's coach.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition edit
| Club[7][8][9][10][11] | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1970–71 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971–72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 1974–75 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | ||
| 1975–76 | Scottish Premier Division | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 1976-77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 95 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 23 | ||
| Dundee United | 1976-77 | Scottish Premier Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1977-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Dundee | 1977-78 | Scottish First Division | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 44 | 17 |
| 1978-79 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 4 | ||
| 1979-80 | Scottish Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1980-81 | Scottish First Division | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 88 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 23 | ||
| Brisbane Lions | 1981 | National Soccer League | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 12 |
| 1982 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 11 | ||
| 1983 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 61 | 22 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 65 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 255+ | 63+ | 15+ | 4+ | 36+ | 6+ | 0 | 0 | 306+ | 73+ | ||
Honours edit
Aberdeen
Dundee
- Scottish League Cup: finalist 1980–81
References edit
- ^ a b c d e 'League Cup Doonhamers' on www.qosfc.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Dumfries & District Amateur Football League | Affiliated to S.A.F.A and S.F.A Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.afc.co.uk/news/news_story.cfm?news_id=6909[permanent dead link]
- ^ Billy Williamson hat trick v Celtic in the profile of George Hamilton Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Billy Williamson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Dundee United FC - Dundee United A - Z ( D )". Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Billy Williamson | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Billy Williamson | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Aussie Footballers - Whorlow to Wilson". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "1983 NSL Cup Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.