Bill Finlayson
William Finlayson (29 March 1899 – 1979) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford, Clapton Orient and Chelsea.[2][3] He later played in the United States and Canada.[2]
 Finlayson while with Brentford in 1925. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Finlayson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornliebank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1979 (aged 79–80) | ||
| Place of death | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Ashfield | ||
| 1919–1920 | Thornliebank | ||
| 1920–1924 | Chelsea | 5 | (1) |
| 1924–1925 | Clapton Orient | 21 | (2) |
| 1925–1926 | Brentford | 21 | (5) |
| 1926 | Springfield Babes | 16 | (1) |
| 1926–1929 | Providence Clamdiggers | 113 | (8) |
| 1928 | → Montreal CNR (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1929 | → Montreal CNR (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | Bethlehem Steel | 17 | (0) |
| 1930 | Montreal CNR | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1921–22[4] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1923–24[4] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Brentford | 1925–26[5] | Third Division South | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Springfield Babes | 1926–27[6] | American Soccer League | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Providence Clamdiggers | 1926–27[6] | American Soccer League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1927–28[6] | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 1928–29[6] | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 111 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 9 | ||
| Montreal CNR (loan) | 1928[7] | Canadian National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Montreal CNR (loan) | 1929[7] | Canadian National Soccer League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bethlehem Steel | 1930[6] | Atlantic Coast Soccer League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Montreal CNR | 1930[7] | Canadian National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Montreal CNR total | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 164 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 11 | ||
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References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 98. ISBN 190589161X.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 56. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- "Finlayson Bill Image 1 Clapton Orient 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "William Finlayson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Bill Finlayson | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "games played | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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