William Wilson (born c. 1947) is a Scottish former

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player and

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. Wilson played as a winger, starting his playing career at

Kilsyth Rangers Kilsyth Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ''The Wee Gers'', they were formed in 1913 and play at Duncansfield Park, which used to be one of the bigger ''non-league'' f ...

, where he won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1967 before moving up to the senior level with

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

along with Drew Jarvie. He was with the ''Diamonds'' for twelve years, making 279 appearances in the

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and playing in the 1975 Scottish Cup Final (he was later voted into the club's 'Greatest Ever XI' in 2016).Airdrie's Greatest XI
Airdrieonians FC He left Airdrie in 1979 to join

Cumbernauld United Cumbernauld United Football Club are a football club based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play at Guy's Meadow in the Cumbernauld Village area of the town. Formed in 1964, they currently compete in the , having previously pla ...

and subsequently became manager of Kilsyth Rangers. Wilson was manager of

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

during the 1983/84 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Billy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Association football wingers Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Junior Football Association managers Kilsyth Rangers F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Cumbernauld United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Albion Rovers F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Scottish football managers