Billy Williamson Player Profile

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Personal

  • Born: September 29th, 1952

Career

  • Signed: August 15th, 1977
  • Date Left Club: May 31st, 1981
  • First Manager: Tommy Gemmell
  • Dundee Career Totals:
    106 first team competitive appearances
    24 first team competitive goals
  • Also Played For: Aberdeen, Brisbane Lions, Dundee United, North Star FC


Dundee Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies
1977-78 44 17 5 (1) 3
1978-79 20 (3) 4 5 (1) 2
1979-80 8 (5) 1 1-
1980-81 19 (7) 2 1-
TOTAL 91 (15) 24 12 (2) 5

NOTES:
Other Cups may include: Anglo-Scottish Cup, Challenge Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Drybrough Cup, International Soccer League, League Cup, Summer Cup, Texaco Cup.


Biography

The full-back come midfielder made 135 appearances between 1970 and 1977 for Aberdeen whom he joined from Kirkconnel Amateurs. For the Dons, he scored 23 goals including nine in the Premier Division, the last of which was against Dundee United in the Pittodrie men's 3-2 home victory in October 1976.

However, after winning a League Cup Winners medal with the Dons that season, he was transferred to Dundee United for a £14,000 fee in February 1977. However, his stay across the road, if not the city, was to be short-lived.

He played just 7 plus 4 as substitute games all in the Premier Division and within the first week of the 1977-87 campaign, he was involved in the exchange deal which took midfielder Bobby Robinson to Tannadice and brought Billy to Dens Park.

In his first season at Dens he scored no less than 17 goals, almost double his tally in any other single season. However, it wasn't enough to get Dundee promotion as they missed out on promotion on the last day of the season!

The following season, Dundee did win the title, though Williamson wasn't quite as much a regular as he had been in the previous campaign, accounting for him only scoring four times. Back in the Premier Division, he figured in only eight games, but was in the side that lost to Dundee United in the League Cup Final at Dens the following season.

Though he played in more than half the games as Dundee returned to the Premier Division as runners- up to Hibernian, manager Donald Mackay released him in May, 1981 and he emigrated to Australia.

Debut

August 17th, 1977
Montrose 1 - 3 Dundee

League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)


Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 75 (13)2210 1-
Scottish Cup 1 (1)-- --
League Cup 12 (1)13 --
Anglo-Scottish Cup 311 --
Totals: 91 (15)2414 1-

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 21/02/81 First Division vs. Motherwell (A) 1 - 4
 07/02/81 First Division vs. Hibernian (A) 0 - 0
 31/01/81 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (H) 2 - 4
 03/01/81 First Division vs. Hamilton (A) 2 - 4
 06/12/80 Final vs. Dundee Utd (H) 0 - 3

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 21/02/81 First Division vs. Motherwell (A) 1 - 4
 19/11/80 Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. Ayr Utd (H) 3 - 2
 04/09/79 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. Sheff Utd (A) 1 - 2
 09/12/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (A) 1 - 3
 07/10/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H) 5 - 0

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 21/02/81 First Division vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 4
 07/02/81 First Division vs. Hibernian (A)  0 - 0
 31/01/81 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 4
 24/01/81 3rd Round vs. Falkirk (A)  0 - 1
 03/01/81 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  2 - 4
 01/01/81 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 2
 26/12/80 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 1
 20/12/80 First Division vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 0
 13/12/80 First Division vs. East Stirling (A)  2 - 0
 06/12/80 Final vs. Dundee Utd (H)  0 - 3
 29/11/80 First Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  2 - 1
 22/11/80 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (H)  5 - 1
 19/11/80 Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. Ayr Utd (H)  3 - 2
 15/11/80 First Division vs. Falkirk (A)  3 - 0
 08/11/80 First Division vs. Motherwell (H)  2 - 1
 05/11/80 Semi Final 1st Leg vs. Ayr Utd (A)  1 - 1
 01/11/80 First Division vs. Clydebank (1965) (H)  2 - 1
 29/10/80 Quarter Final 2nd Leg vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 0
 25/10/80 First Division vs. Berwick (A)  1 - 0
 18/10/80 First Division vs. East Stirling (H)  2 - 0
 14/10/80 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  2 - 0
 11/10/80 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  0 - 0
 04/10/80 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  3 - 1
 27/09/80 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  1 - 1
 24/09/80 2nd Round 2nd Leg vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 0
 20/09/80 First Division vs. Falkirk (H)  4 - 0
 17/09/80 First Division vs. Motherwell (A)  2 - 3
 13/09/80 First Division vs. Berwick (H)  2 - 2
 09/09/80 First Division vs. Hibernian (H)  1 - 2
 30/04/80 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 2
 26/04/80 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 2
 09/02/80 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (A)  1 - 1
 02/02/80 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 3
 12/01/80 Premier Division vs. Morton (H)  1 - 0
 05/01/80 Premier Division vs. Partick (H)  1 - 1
 17/11/79 Premier Division vs. Morton (A)  0 - 2
 10/10/79 2nd Round 2nd Leg vs. Ayr Utd (A)  1 - 0
 11/09/79 2nd Round 2nd Leg vs. Sheff Utd (H)  0 - 1
 08/09/79 Premier Division vs. Partick (H)  2 - 2
 04/09/79 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. Sheff Utd (A)  1 - 2
 01/09/79 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  3 - 1
 29/08/79 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  4 - 1
 25/08/79 Premier Division vs. Hibernian (A)  2 - 5
 18/08/79 Premier Division vs. St Mirren (H)  4 - 1
 11/08/79 Premier Division vs. Dundee Utd (A)  0 - 3
 08/08/79 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Kilmarnock (A)  3 - 3
 06/08/79 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Kilmarnock (H)  1 - 1
 10/05/79 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (H)  2 - 2
 08/05/79 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (H)  2 - 0
 06/05/79 First Division vs. Arbroath (H)  0 - 2
 02/05/79 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  2 - 3
 28/04/79 First Division vs. Montrose (H)  1 - 0
 25/04/79 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (A)  1 - 2
 21/04/79 First Division vs. Airdrie (1878-2002) (A)  4 - 2
 18/04/79 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  2 - 0
 14/04/79 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  4 - 3
 11/04/79 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  2 - 1
 23/12/78 First Division vs. Airdrie (1878-2002) (A)  2 - 0
 16/12/78 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (H)  2 - 1
 09/12/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  1 - 3
 02/12/78 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1
 25/11/78 First Division vs. Clydebank (1965) (A)  1 - 2
 18/11/78 First Division vs. Clyde (A)  1 - 2
 11/11/78 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  0 - 0
 28/10/78 First Division vs. Arbroath (A)  1 - 0
 21/10/78 First Division vs. Airdrie (1878-2002) (H)  1 - 0
 14/10/78 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  0 - 1
 07/10/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  5 - 0
 30/09/78 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  2 - 1
 27/09/78 First Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  0 - 0
 23/09/78 First Division vs. Clydebank (1965) (H)  2 - 0
 16/09/78 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  2 - 0
 13/09/78 First Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  4 - 2
 23/08/78 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 3
 16/08/78 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 3
 12/08/78 First Division vs. Ayr Utd (A)  1 - 0
 22/04/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  3 - 0
 15/04/78 First Division vs. Alloa (A)  5 - 1
 12/04/78 First Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  1 - 2
 08/04/78 First Division vs. Morton (H)  1 - 1
 25/03/78 First Division vs. Arbroath (H)  2 - 0
 22/03/78 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  5 - 2
 18/03/78 First Division vs. Arbroath (A)  0 - 0
 11/03/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  3 - 0
 08/03/78 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  1 - 0
 04/03/78 First Division vs. Airdrie (1878-2002) (A)  3 - 3
 01/03/78 First Division vs. Montrose (A)  3 - 0
 25/02/78 First Division vs. East Fife (H)  2 - 0
 06/02/78 3rd Round vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 7
 14/01/78 First Division vs. Alloa (H)  6 - 0
 07/01/78 First Division vs. Hearts (A)  2 - 2
 02/01/78 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  3 - 4
 31/12/77 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  3 - 2
 24/12/77 First Division vs. Morton (H)  3 - 1
 17/12/77 First Division vs. East Fife (A)  3 - 0
 10/12/77 First Division vs. Montrose (H)  4 - 1
 03/12/77 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 1
 26/11/77 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  3 - 0
 19/11/77 First Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  0 - 0
 12/11/77 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  5 - 3
 05/11/77 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (A)  2 - 0
 29/10/77 First Division vs. Hearts (H)  1 - 1
 26/10/77 3rd Round 2nd Leg vs. Queen of South (A)  0 - 6
 22/10/77 First Division vs. Airdrie (1878-2002) (A)  0 - 3
 19/10/77 First Division vs. Arbroath (H)  2 - 3
 15/10/77 First Division vs. East Fife (H)  2 - 1
 08/10/77 First Division vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 1
 05/10/77 3rd Round 1st Leg vs. Queen of South (H)  0 - 0
 01/10/77 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 1
 28/09/77 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  2 - 0
 24/09/77 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1
 17/09/77 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 1
 14/09/77 First Division vs. Alloa (A)  5 - 3
 10/09/77 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  2 - 1
 03/09/77 2nd Round 2nd Leg vs. Berwick (A)  1 - 1
 31/08/77 2nd Round 1st Leg vs. Berwick (H)  4 - 0
 27/08/77 First Division vs. Stirling Albion (H)  0 - 1
 24/08/77 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Montrose (H)  1 - 0
 20/08/77 First Division vs. Hearts (A)  1 - 2
 17/08/77 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Montrose (A)  3 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 21/02/81 First Division vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 4
 19/11/80 Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. Ayr Utd (H)  3 - 2
 04/09/79 Quarter Final 1st Leg vs. Sheff Utd (A)  1 - 2
 09/12/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  1 - 3
 07/10/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  5 - 0
 07/10/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  5 - 0
 16/09/78 First Division vs. Clyde (H)  2 - 0
 22/04/78 First Division vs. Queen of South (H)  3 - 0
 25/03/78 First Division vs. Arbroath (H)  2 - 0
 22/03/78 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  5 - 2
 22/03/78 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  5 - 2
 04/03/78 First Division vs. Airdrie (1878-2002) (A)  3 - 3
 01/03/78 First Division vs. Montrose (A)  3 - 0
 02/01/78 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  3 - 4
 02/01/78 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  3 - 4
 17/12/77 First Division vs. East Fife (A)  3 - 0
 10/12/77 First Division vs. Montrose (H)  4 - 1
 26/11/77 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  3 - 0
 29/10/77 First Division vs. Hearts (H)  1 - 1
 08/10/77 First Division vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 1
 01/10/77 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 1
 01/10/77 First Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 1
 28/09/77 First Division vs. Queen of South (A)  2 - 0
 24/09/77 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Billy was born on this date

    Monday, September 29th, 1952

  • Signed For Dundee

    Monday, August 15th, 1977

  • First Team Debut

    Montrose 1 - 3 Dundee
    League Cup (1st Round 1st Leg)

    Wednesday, August 17th, 1977

  • League Debut

    Hearts 2 - 1 Dundee
    League (First Division)

    Saturday, August 20th, 1977

  • First Goal

    Dundee 1 - 1 Hamilton
    League (First Division)

    Saturday, September 24th, 1977

  • 50th Appearance

    Stirling Albion 1 - 0 Dundee
    League (First Division)

    Saturday, October 14th, 1978

  • 50th League Appearance

    Dundee 2 - 1 Stirling Albion
    League (First Division)

    Saturday, December 16th, 1978

  • 100th Appearance

    Ayr Utd 1 - 0 Dundee
    League (First Division)

    Lawrie Williams, signed on a temporary transfer from Dumbarton; had a rough baptism for Dundee in this rip-roaring top of the table clash.The new 'keeper scarcely had a chance to get to know h

    Friday, December 26th, 1980

  • Last Appearance

    Motherwell 4 - 1 Dundee
    League (First Division)

    A real glory day for Ally's rejuvenated Motherwell army, and personal triumphs for skipper supreme Joe Wark and super strikers Clelland and McLaughlin.It was the latter who took control early

    Saturday, February 21st, 1981

  • Last Goal

    Motherwell 4 - 1 Dundee
    League (First Division)

    A real glory day for Ally's rejuvenated Motherwell army, and personal triumphs for skipper supreme Joe Wark and super strikers Clelland and McLaughlin.It was the latter who took control early

    Saturday, February 21st, 1981

  • Left the Club

    Sunday, May 31st, 1981