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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Lansdowne's father [[Bill Lansdowne|Bill]] was also a professional footballer who played for West Ham United.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharratt |first1=Ben |last2=Blows |first2=Kirk |title=Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5cV2i2YZ2EC&pg=PT119|date=7 December 2012 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=978-1-78057-764-7 |page=119}}</ref> His son, Billy Jr, played for [[Nybro IF]], [[IFK Berga]] and [[Lindsdals IF]], in the lower levels of Swedish football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif |work=24Nybro.se |date=16 October 2014 |accessdate=18 January 2019 |url= https://24nybro.se/billy-lansdowne-tar-over-lackeby-goif |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Lansdowne |publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet |accessdate=18 January 2019 |url= https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/information/?scr=player&fplid=166764 |language=sv}}</ref> |
Lansdowne's father [[Bill Lansdowne|Bill]] was also a professional footballer who played for West Ham United.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharratt |first1=Ben |last2=Blows |first2=Kirk |title=Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5cV2i2YZ2EC&pg=PT119|date=7 December 2012 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=978-1-78057-764-7 |page=119}}</ref> His son, Billy Jr, played for [[Nybro IF]], [[IFK Berga]] and [[Lindsdals IF]], in the lower levels of Swedish football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif |work=24Nybro.se |date=16 October 2014 |accessdate=18 January 2019 |url= https://24nybro.se/billy-lansdowne-tar-over-lackeby-goif |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Lansdowne |publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet |accessdate=18 January 2019 |url= https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/information/?scr=player&fplid=166764 |language=sv}}</ref> |
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==Honors== |
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*[[1986–87 Svenska Cupen|1987 Svenska Cupen]]<ref>https://kalmarff.se/billy-lansdowne-far-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/</ref><ref>https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/april/28-april/happy-birthday-billy-lansdowne-hammers-hat-trick-hero-who-took</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 10:01, 6 July 2020
Personal information | |||
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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
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]
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
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]
Honors
References
- ^ "Billy Lansdowne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://kalmarff.se/billy-lansdowne-far-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/
- ^ https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/april/28-april/happy-birthday-billy-lansdowne-hammers-hat-trick-hero-who-took
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Epping
- Sportspeople from Essex
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- 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 footballers in Sweden
- English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- English football forward, 1950s birth stubs