Billy McGhie (footballer, born 1961)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pollok (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clydebank BC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–87 | Clydebank (1965) | 177 | (13) |
| 1987–89 | Partick Thistle | 49 | (0) |
| 1989–94 | Queen of the South | 164 | (13) |
| Arthurlie | |||
| Shettleston | |||
| Petershill | |||
| 2003 | Clydebank | ||
| Total | 393 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2016 | Clydebank | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kilbirnie Ladeside | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William "Budgie" 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 assistant manager of Pollok.
Career
[edit]McGhie joined Clydebank (the 1965 version) from Clydebank Boys Club in 1981 and went on to make 177 league appearances for the club in the Scottish Football League. 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 2002–03 season.
Managerial career
[edit]McGhie was appointed manager of the reformed Clydebank when the club entered 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 achieving four leaguerunners 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, McGhie was appointed Kilbirnie Ladeside manager. In October 2018, he left Kilbirnie and shortly afterwards was confirmed as assistant manager of Pollok.[5][6]
Television work
[edit]He has also worked as a television pundit for BBC Alba's Junior football coverage.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Players of the 80's". PTFC Info. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Tracker". Qos Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Reborn Clydebank in Junior Cup final seven years after 'death'". The Scotsman. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Club Statement: Billy McGhie". clydebankfc.com. Clydebank F.C. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ McGhie signs on as Assistant to Murdie, Pollok FC, 23 October 2018
- ^ Pollok put a twist in the Budgie's tale, Jim O'Donnell, Evening Times, 25 October 2018, via PressReader
- ^ "Junior Cup final live on BBC ALBA". MG ALBA. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Billy McGhie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Living people
- 1961 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Clydebank F.C. (1965) players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football managers
- Arthurlie F.C. players
- Glasgow United F.C. players
- Petershill F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association managers
- Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. managers
- Clydebank F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. managers