Billy Wilson (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer and manager

Billy Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1947
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	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

William Wilson (born c. 1947) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

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. He was with the Diamonds for twelve years, making 279 appearances in the Scottish Football League and playing in the 1975 Scottish Cup Final (he was later voted into the club's 'Greatest Ever XI' in 2016). He left Airdrie in 1979 to join Cumbernauld United and subsequently became manager of Kilsyth Rangers. Wilson was manager of Albion Rovers during the 1983/84 season.

References

^ Airdrie's Greatest XI, Airdrieonians FC
^ "Airdrieonians: 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ O'Donnell, Jim (17 September 2014). "Peasy derby pain rankles but I loved my time at hot Shotts". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
"[Albion Rovers manager] Billy Wilson". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

v t e Albion Rovers F.C. – managers
Montgomery (1920–22) W. Reid (1922–29) Lees (1929–35) Weir (1935–37) Lees (1937–49) Beath (1950–52) Fagan (1952–53) Hutton (1953–61) McGill (1961–62) Telfer (1962–65) Flavell (1965–66) Stewart (1966–68) Fagan (1968–69) Harrower (1969) Flavell (1969–72) Beattie (1972–73) Brand (1973–74) Caldwell (1974–76) Goodwin (1976–81) Hood (1981) Baker (1981) Whiteford (1981–82) Ferguson (1982–83) Wilson (1983–84) Rooney (1984) Ritchie (1984) Baker (1984–1985) Franchetti (1985–1986) Gemmell (1986–1987) Provan (1987–91) Oliver (1991–92) McLaren (1992–93) Gemmell (1993–94) Spence (1994–95) Crease (1995) Moore (1996–98) McLaren (1998–99) Shanks (1999–2000) McVeigh (2000–02) Hetherston (2002–03) McAllister (2003–05) Lindsay (2005) Chapman (2005–07) McCormack (2007–08) Martin (2008–12) Lumsden (2012–13) Ward (2013–14) Young (2014–17) Kerr (2017–18) Brogan (2018) Harper (2018–20) B. Reid (2020–23) Clark (2023–)

Albion Rovers F.C. – managers

Montgomery (1920–22)
W. Reid (1922–29)
Lees (1929–35)
Weir (1935–37)
Lees (1937–49)
Beath (1950–52)
Fagan (1952–53)
Hutton (1953–61)
McGill (1961–62)
Telfer (1962–65)
Flavell (1965–66)
Stewart (1966–68)
Fagan (1968–69)
Harrower (1969)
Flavell (1969–72)
Beattie (1972–73)
Brand (1973–74)
Caldwell (1974–76)
Goodwin (1976–81)
Hood (1981)
Baker (1981)
Whiteford (1981–82)
Ferguson (1982–83)
Wilson (1983–84)
Rooney (1984)
Ritchie (1984)
Baker (1984–1985)
Franchetti (1985–1986)
Gemmell (1986–1987)
Provan (1987–91)
Oliver (1991–92)
McLaren (1992–93)
Gemmell (1993–94)
Spence (1994–95)
Crease (1995)
Moore (1996–98)
McLaren (1998–99)
Shanks (1999–2000)
McVeigh (2000–02)
Hetherston (2002–03)
McAllister (2003–05)
Lindsay (2005)
Chapman (2005–07)
McCormack (2007–08)
Martin (2008–12)
Lumsden (2012–13)
Ward (2013–14)
Young (2014–17)
Kerr (2017–18)
Brogan (2018)
Harper (2018–20)
B. Reid (2020–23)
Clark (2023–)

v t e Airdrieonians F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
Balfour J. Ballantyne R. Ballantyne Black Boyle Busby Calderón Clark Conn Connor Cooper Coyle Crapnell Dalziel Docherty Duncan Flavell Flood Forsyth Gallacher Goodwin Gray Jack Jarvie Jonquin Keenan Kidd Lapsley Lawrence Leslie Lovering MacDonald McKenzie March Martin McCann McCulloch McGuire McKeown McMillan McPhee Murray O'Rourke Ramsey Ja. Reid Jo. Reid Rodger Rowan Russell Sandison M. Scott R. Scott Smith Stewart Watson Welsh Whiteford Wilson

Airdrieonians F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees

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