Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Thomas Michael Lansdowne | ||
Date of birth | (1935-11-09) 9 November 1935 (age 89) | ||
Place of birth | Shoreditch, London, England | ||
Youth career | |||
Loughton Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Woodford Town | |||
1956–1963 | West Ham United | 57 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Thomas Michael Lansdowne (born 9 November 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Shoreditch, Lansdowne attended Shoreditch Secondary School and played junior football with Loughton Town. He began his career in non-league football with Woodford Town, before making his professional debut in the Football League with West Ham United, making 57 league appearances for them between 1956 and 1963. After retiring as a player, Lansdowne joined the coaching staff at West Ham United.
Personal life
His son Billy was also a professional footballer. His grandson, Billy Jr, played for Nybro IF, IFK Berga and Lindsdals IF, in the lower levels of Swedish football.
References
- "Bill Lansdowne". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Belton, Brian (1999). Days of Iron: The Story of West Ham United in the Fifties. Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 1-85983-153-2.
- "WEST HAM UNITED : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- "Bill Lansdowne". West Ham Stats.
- 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.
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