Place of birth Scotland Playing position Name Billy McColl | Years Team Role Actor 1972–1978 Clydebank | |
Full name William Christopher McColl Died January 1, 2014, London, United Kingdom Nominations Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre Movies Ordeal by Innocence, Soft Top Hard Shoulder, Oktober, Shoot For The Sun Similar People Stephen Gallagher, Desmond Davis, Stefan Schwartz | ||
William Christopher "Billy" McColl is a retired Scottish footballer. He played as a midfielder for Clydebank, Ayr United, Clyde and Albion Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Scottish Second Division title twice.
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Playing career
A product of the Glasgow youth team Drumchapel Amateurs, McColl began his senior career as a 17-year-old with Clydebank. He was a member of the squad that won the inaugural Second Division title in 1975-76 before going on to win promotion to the Premier Division a year later, the first time the club had appeared in the top flight of Scottish football. He would make over 150 Scottish League appearances for Clydebank before a transfer to Ayr United in 1978.
In 1981 McColl joined Clyde under the management of Craig Brown and won another Second Division championship medal in season 1981-82. His last senior club was Albion Rovers in 1983 where he made just a single league appearance before retiring.
After football
After leaving football, McColl went into business as a sub-postmaster and newsagent in Netherlee, East Renfrewshire. His son Barry McColl also played Scottish League football, for Queen's Park in the 1990s.
Honours
Clydebank
Clyde