Billy Wilson (Scottish footballer)
Scottish footballer and manager
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William Wilson (born c. 1947) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Bageddie, Scotland | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Kilsyth Rangers | ||
| 1967–1979 | Airdrieonians | 279 | (47) |
| – | Cumbernauld United | ||
| Total | 279 | (47) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| – | Kilsyth Rangers | ||
| 1983–1984 | Albion Rovers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[1] He was with the Diamonds for twelve years, making 279 appearances in the Scottish Football League[2] and playing in the 1975 Scottish Cup Final (he was later voted into the club's 'Greatest Ever XI' in 2016).[1] He left Airdrie in 1979 to join Cumbernauld United[2] and subsequently became manager of Kilsyth Rangers.[3] Wilson was manager of Albion Rovers during the 1983/84 season.[3][4]