Billy McGhie (footballer, born 1961)

William 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 Kilbirnie Ladeside.

Billy McGhie
Personal information
Full name William McGhie
Date of birth (1961-11-13) 13 November 1961
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Pollok (assistant 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
2003 Clydebank 3 (1)
Total 393 (27)
Teams managed
2003–2016 Clydebank
2017– Kilbirnie Ladeside
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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] He returned to Shettleston as a coach until the end of 2002-2003 season.

Managerial career

McGhie was appointed manager of Clydebank when the club returned to the Junior grade in July 2003.[3] He resigned after a mainly successful 13 and a half years in December 2016: having lifted four trophies as well as four runners up spots[4] In season 2008/09 he guided The Bankies to the Scottish Junior Cup Final where they narrowly lost out by the odd goal in three to Auchinleck Talbot at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.

In May 2017, Budgie was appointed Kilbirnie Ladeside manager.

On 23 October 2018, Budgie was appointed Pollok assistant manager. [5]

Television work

He has also worked as a television pundit for BBC ALBA's Junior football coverage.[6]

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. "Club Statement: Billy McGhie". clydebankfc.com. Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. http://pollokfc.com/news/
  6. "Junior Cup final live on BBC ALBA". MG ALBA. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  • Billy McGhie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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