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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 the 24th of september 2018 he was inducted into the [[Kalmar FF]] Wall of Fame. <ref>https://kalmarff.se/billy-lansdowne-far-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/</ref> <ref>https://www.ostrasmaland.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/</ref> <ref>https://www.barometern.se/sport/lansdowne-tar-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/</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 the 24th of september 2018 he was inducted into the [[Kalmar FF]] Wall of Fame. <ref>{{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>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 14:54, 22 February 2020

Not to be confused with Bill Lansdowne.

Billy Lansdowne
Personal information
Full name William Lansdowne[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-28) 28 April 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Epping, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1978 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)
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 the 24th of september 2018 he was inducted into the Kalmar FF Wall of Fame. [2] [3] [4]

Career

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 scored in the 1987 Svenska Cupen Final. In September 2018, he was commemorated with a plaque at the Guldfågeln Arena.[8]

After his retirement, he remained in Sweden and became a football commentator for TV4. He later commentated on greyhound racing for TV3.[9]

Personal life

Lansdowne's father Bill was also a professional footballer who played for West Ham United.[10] His son, Billy Jr, played for Nybro IF, IFK Berga and Lindsdals IF, in the lower levels of Swedish football.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Lansdowne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Billy Lansdowne får plats på Wall of fame!". Kalmar FF. 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ Nilsson, Jonatan (24 September 2018). "Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame". Östra Småland.
  4. ^ Nilsson, Jonatan (24 September 2018). "Lansdowne tar plats på Wall of Fame". Barometern.
  5. ^ "Profile". West Ham Stats.
  6. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  7. ^ Mattsson, Peter (29 November 2018). "Sweden - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Billy Lansdowne får plats på Wall of fame!" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Tv-experterna som har slutat". Expressen (in Swedish). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif". 24Nybro.se (in Swedish). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Billy Lansdowne" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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