Bill Finlayson
Scottish footballer (1899–1979)
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William Finlayson (29 March 1899 – 4 June 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Clapton Orient and Chelsea.[4][5] He later played in the United States and Canada.[4] Finalyson's brother Bob was also a footballer and he played during the 1920s and 1930s.[6][7][8]
Full name
William Finlayson[1]
Date of birth
29 March 1899
Place of birth
Thornliebank, Scotland
Date of death
4 June 1965 (aged 66)[2]
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Finlayson while with Brentford in 1925. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Finlayson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornliebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 1965 (aged 66)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Ashfield | ||
| 1919–1920 | Thornliebank Juniors | ||
| 1920–1924 | Chelsea | 5 | (1) |
| 1924–1925 | Clapton Orient | 21 | (2) |
| 1925–1926 | Brentford | 21 | (5) |
| 1926 | Springfield Babes | 16 | (1) |
| 1926–1929 | Providence Clamdiggers | 113 | (8) |
| 1928 | → Montreal CNR (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1929 | → Montreal CNR (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | Bethlehem Steel | 17 | (0) |
| 1930 | Montreal CNR | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1921–22[9] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1923–24[9] | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Brentford | 1925–26[10] | Third Division South | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Springfield Babes | 1926–27[11] | American Soccer League | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Providence Clamdiggers | 1926–27[11] | American Soccer League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1927–28[11] | American Soccer League | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | |
| 1928–29[11] | American Soccer League | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| Total | 111 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 9 | ||
| Montreal CNR (loan) | 1928[12] | Canadian National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Montreal CNR (loan) | 1929[12] | Canadian National Soccer League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bethlehem Steel | 1930[11] | Atlantic Coast Soccer League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Montreal CNR | 1930[12] | Canadian National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 164 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 11 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, National Challenge Cup
- Includes American Soccer League Cup
