Billy_Lansdowne

Billy Lansdowne

Billy Lansdowne

English footballer

Not to be confused with Bill Lansdowne.

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]

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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 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

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

Kalmar FF

References

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    "Tv-experterna som har slutat". Expressen (in Swedish). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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    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.
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    "Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif". 24Nybro.se (in Swedish). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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    "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.
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