Billy McGhie (footballer, born 1961)

Billy McGhie
Personal information
Full name William McGhie
Date of birth (1961-11-13) 13 November 1961
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Clydebank (manager)
Youth career
Clydebank BC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981-87 Clydebank 177 (13)
1987-89 Partick Thistle 49 (0)
1989-94 Queen of the South 164 (13)
Arthurlie
Shettleston
Petershill
Total 390 (26)
Teams managed
2003– Clydebank

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

William "Billy" McGhie (born 13 November 1961), is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender for three clubs in the Scottish Football League. He is currently the manager of Clydebank.

Career

McGhie joined Clydebank from Clydebank Boys Club in 1981 and went on to make 177 league appearances for the club in the Scottish Football League and Premier Division. Nicknamed "Budgie", he moved to Partick Thistle in 1987 before joining Queen of the South where he made a further 164 league appearances.[1]

McGhie stepped down to Junior level in 1994, playing for Arthurlie, Shettleston and Petershill.[2] After a spell as coach at Shettleston, he was appointed manager of Clydebank when the club returned to the Junior grade in 2003.[3]

He has also worked as a television pundit for BBC ALBA's Junior football coverage.[4]

References

  1. "Players of the 80's". PTFC Info. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. "Tracker". Qos Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. "Reborn Clydebank in Junior Cup final seven years after 'death'". The Scotsman. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. "Junior Cup final live on BBC ALBA". MG ALBA. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

External links

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