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Billy McIntosh
Personal information
Full name William Dowling McIntosh[1]
Date of birth 7 December 1919[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1990 (aged 70–71)[1]
Place of death West Midlands, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1946 St Johnstone 14 (9)
1946–1948 Preston North End 91 (46)
1948–1951 Blackpool 51 (15)
1951–1953 Stoke City 26 (5)
1953 Walsall 22 (9)
Total 204 (84)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Dowling McIntosh (7 December 1919 – 1990) was a Scottish footballer who played in his native land for St Johnstone, and in England for Blackpool, Preston North End, Stoke City and Walsall.[1]

Career

McIntosh was born in Glasgow and began his career with St Johnstone, spending much of the duration of World War II playing for Rangers[2][3] before joining English side Preston North End in 1946.[1] He made a strong impact in his first season in English football, scoring 32 goals in 44 matches. He scored 17 the following season and with Preston struggling he left for Blackpool.[1] At Bloomfield Road he struggled to establish himself in a star-studded squad and he joined Stoke City in September 1952 after playing 56 matches for Blackpool scoring 16 goals in four seasons. At Stoke he played 25 matches scoring six goals in 1951–52 and ended his career with a season at Walsall.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 1946–47 First Division 40 27 4 5 44 32
1947–48 First Division 34 14 4 3 38 17
1948–49 First Division 17 5 0 0 17 5
Total 91 46 8 8 99 54
Blackpool 1948–49 First Division 14 7 0 0 14 7
1949–50 First Division 29 7 5 1 34 8
1950–51 First Division 6 1 0 0 6 1
1951–52 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 51 15 5 1 56 16
Stoke City 1951–52 First Division 24 5 1 1 25 6
1952–53 First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 26 5 1 1 27 6
Walsall 1952–53 Third Division South 22 9 1 0 23 9
Career Total 190 75 15 10 205 85

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ (Rangers player) McIntosh, Willie, FitbaStats
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Billy McIntosh at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Willie McIntosh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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