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'''William Lansdowne''' (born 28 April 1959) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. Active in both England and Sweden, Lansdowne scored 45 goals in 169 career league games. On 24 September 2018 he was inducted into the [[Kalmar FF]] Wall of Fame.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://kalmarff.se/billy-lansdowne-far-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|title=Billy Lansdowne får plats på Wall of fame!|date=24 September 2018|website=Kalmar FF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ostrasmaland.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|title=Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame|first=Jonatan|last=Nilsson|date=24 September 2018|website=Östra Småland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barometern.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|title=Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame|first=Jonatan|last=Nilsson|date=24 September 2018|website=Barometern}}</ref> |
'''William Lansdowne''' (born 28 April 1959) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. Active in both England and Sweden, Lansdowne scored 45 goals in 169 career league games. On 24 September 2018 he was inducted into the [[Kalmar FF]] Wall of Fame.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://kalmarff.se/billy-lansdowne-far-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|title=Billy Lansdowne får plats på Wall of fame!|date=24 September 2018|website=Kalmar FF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ostrasmaland.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|title=Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame|first=Jonatan|last=Nilsson|date=24 September 2018|website=Östra Småland|access-date=22 February 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222131512/https://www.ostrasmaland.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barometern.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/|title=Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame|first=Jonatan|last=Nilsson|date=24 September 2018|website=Barometern}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 25 April 2024
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lansdowne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Epping, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1978 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | West Ham United | 9 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | (4) |
| 1982–1983 | Gillingham | 6 | (2) |
| 1983–1988 | Kalmar FF | 122 | (38) |
| Leytonstone & Ilford | |||
| Dagenham | |||
| Anderstorp | |||
| Total | 169 | (45) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Lansdowne (born 28 April 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and Sweden, Lansdowne scored 45 goals in 169 career league games. On 24 September 2018 he was inducted into the Kalmar FF Wall of Fame.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Born in Epping, Essex, Lansdowne began his career with West Ham United, making his professional debut for the club on 28 April 1979.[5] Lansdowne later played for Charlton Athletic and Gillingham, and made a total of 47 appearances in the Football League for all three clubs.[6]
Lansdowne later spent six seasons with Swedish club Kalmar FF and was joint-top scorer in the Allsvenskan in 1985 with 10 goals.[7] He played in the 1987 Svenska Cupen Final, where Kalmar FF won. In September 2018, he was commemorated with a plaque at the Guldfågeln Arena.[8]
He later played for Leytonstone & Ilford, Dagenham and Anderstorp.[9]
After his retirement, he remained in Sweden and became a football commentator for TV4. He later commentated on greyhound racing for TV3.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Lansdowne's father Bill was also a professional footballer who played for West Ham United.[11] His son, Billy Jr, played for Nybro IF, IFK Berga and Lindsdals IF, in the lower levels of Swedish football.[12][13]
Honours
[edit]Kalmar FF
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Lansdowne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Billy Lansdowne får plats på Wall of fame!". Kalmar FF. 24 September 2018.
- ^ Nilsson, Jonatan (24 September 2018). "Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame". Östra Småland. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Nilsson, Jonatan (24 September 2018). "Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame". Barometern.
- ^ "Profile". West Ham Stats.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ Mattsson, Peter (29 November 2018). "Sweden - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Billy Lansdowne får plats på Wall of fame!" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Billy Lansdowne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Tv-experterna som har slutat". Expressen (in Swedish). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Sharratt, Ben; Blows, Kirk (7 December 2012). Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United. Mainstream Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-78057-764-7.
- ^ "Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif". 24Nybro.se (in Swedish). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Billy Lansdowne" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Happy birthday Billy Lansdowne - The Hammers hat-trick hero who took his place in Swedish football folklore". West Ham United. 8 October 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Epping
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Kalmar FF players
- Redbridge Forest F.C. players
- Dagenham F.C. players
- Anderstorps IF players
- Allsvenskan players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden