Billy Blackie
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Blackie | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Melbourne Thistle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 | (9) |
1985–1985 | Berwick Rangers | 2 | (4) |
1985–1987 | Cowdenbeath | 24 | (19) |
1987–1988 | Forfar Athletic | 34 | (14) |
1987–1989 | Dumbarton[1] | 13 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Alloa Athletic | 22 | (13) |
1989–1992 | St Johnstone | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Blackie (born 4 October 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Forfar Athletic, Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic and St Johnstone.[2] Consistently running sub 11 seconds in 100m trials Billy was widely acknowledged as the fastest man in Scottish football and gave up a promising career as a sprinter to spend time on football.
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Categories:
- 1963 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Living people
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1960s birth stubs