William Finlayson (29 March 1899 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Clapton Orient and Chelsea.[4][5] He later played in the United States and Canada.[4] His brother Bob was also a footballer.[6][7][8]
 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)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Ashfield | ||
| 1919–1920 | Thornliebank Juniors | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1921–22[9] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1923–24[9] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Brentford | 1925–26[10] | Third Division South | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Springfield Babes | 1926–27[11] | American Soccer League | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Providence Clamdiggers | 1926–27[11] | American Soccer League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1927–28[11] | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||
| 1928–29[11] | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 111 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 9 | ||
| Montreal CNR (loan) | 1928[12] | Canadian National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Montreal CNR (loan) | 1929[12] | Canadian National Soccer League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bethlehem Steel | 1930[11] | Atlantic Coast Soccer League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Montreal CNR | 1930[12] | Canadian National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 164 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 11 | ||
References
edit- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 98. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Bill Finlayson Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Achates (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Chelsea". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b 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 Clapton Orient 1924". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ A Glance At Soccer In American League, The Globe-Times Bethlehem, September 9, 1927; via Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club
- ^ [Robert Finlayson Robert Finlayson], StatsCrew
- ^ a b "William Finlayson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c d e "Bill Finlayson". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "games played". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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