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]

For the Australian rules footballer, see Bill Finlayson (Australian footballer).

Bill Finlayson

Finlayson while with Brentford in 1925.
Personal information
Full name	William Finlayson[1]
Date of birth	(1899-03-29)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

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 98. ISBN 190589161X.
2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 56. ISBN 978-0955294914.
3. "Finlayson Bill Image 1 Clapton Orient 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
4. "William Finlayson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
6. "Bill Finlayson | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
7. "games played | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.