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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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>



==Honors==

*[[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>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:01, 6 July 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)
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

  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. ^ Billy Lansdowne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Tv-experterna som har slutat". Expressen (in Swedish). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif". 24Nybro.se (in Swedish). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Billy Lansdowne" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  14. ^ https://kalmarff.se/billy-lansdowne-far-plats-pa-wall-of-fame/
  15. ^ https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/april/28-april/happy-birthday-billy-lansdowne-hammers-hat-trick-hero-who-took


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