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Billy Kirkwood

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Billy Kirkwood
Personal information
Full name William Kirkwood
Date of birth (1958-09-01) 1 September 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee (head of recruitment)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1986 Dundee United 249 (44)
1986 Hibernian 26 (1)
1986–1987 Dundee United 12 (1)
1987–1988 Dunfermline Athletic 24 (0)
1988 Dundee 21 (0)
Total 332 (46)
Managerial career
1995–1996 Dundee United
1997 Instant-Dict
2001 St Johnstone (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Kirkwood (born 1 September 1958) is a Scottish coach and former footballer. He began as a forward before moving to midfield. He began his career with Dundee United, where he made 399 appearances in two spells between 1975 and 1987. He won three major domestic trophies with the club, the Scottish League Cup in 1979 and 1980 and the Premier Division title in 1983. He also featured for United in many European runs including to the 1983–84 European Cup semi final and the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.

He also played for Hibernian, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee. Since retiring as a player he has coach and managed at numerous clubs. He is currently head of recruitment for Dundee.

Early life

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Kirkwood was educated at Penicuik High School.[1]

Playing career

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Kirkwood made his name with Dundee United making 399 first team appearances. He was initially signed provisionally in May 1975 from Cornbank Boys Club and he started his career at United as an attacker. In 1977–78, he made the breakthrough into the first team and for the next eight years he was a regular in the line up. In his first two seasons, he was club top scorer. He won three domestic trophies with United in two Scottish League Cups (1979–80 and 1980–81) although in the latter match, he remained on the bench. He and United were Scottish league champions in 1982–83. The club reached the European Cup semi-final in 1983–84 and the final of the UEFA Cup in 1986–87. He also collected four domestic cup runners-up medals. He did not play for United in the 1987 Scottish Cup Final defeat to St Mirren.[2][3]

His time at Dundee United was punctuated by spending the early part of the 1986–87 season with Hibernian returning to United in January 1987. In 1987, after appearing in the Uefa Cup Final, he left United for Dunfermline before finishing his playing days with Dundee.

Coaching

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After Ivan Golac was sacked in 1995, Kirkwood was appointed manager of Dundee United. Kirkwood could not prevent the Terrors from being relegated to the First Division. In the following season, Kirkwood guided United to a play-off victory and promotion back to the Premier Division. He was then sacked six games into the 1996-97 season and replaced by Tommy McLean, who would lead United to third place.

In January 1997, Kirkwood was appointed by Instant-Dict FC, a Hong Kong First Division football team as a manager. Seven months later, he resigned and joined Hull City as Mark Hateley's assistant.

Kirkwood had a short caretaker manager role with St Johnstone in 2001, after Sandy Clark was sacked. He has also held the assistant manager position at Dundee, Dunfermline and St Johnstone, and coaching roles with Livingston and Rangers.

Honours

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Player

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Dundee United

Manager

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Dundee United

Rangers Youth

Individual

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  • DUFC Hall of Fame: 2012 inductee[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome". penicuik.mgfl.net. Penicuik High School. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame, Dundee United FC". Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The forgotten story of ... Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean " The Guardian
  4. ^ "1975/76 Forfarshire Cup Final". Arab Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ "1976/77 Forfarshire Cup Final". Arab Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "1979/80 Forfarshire Cup Final". Arab Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "1995/96 1st Division Play-off Final". Arab Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "1995/96 Challenge Cup Final". Arab Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Lennon hat-trick for Rangers leaves Celtic shattered in Youth Cup final". The Scotsman. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Celtic U19 1 - 3 Rangers U19". The Herald. Glasgow. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ^ "2009 SYC Preview". Willie Voss Photography. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Youth Cup Final: Rangers U19s 0 Celtic U19s 2". Daily Record. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Different values in more ways than one as Kirkwood and Frail prepare for final". The Herald. Glasgow. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ^ "2011 Glasgow Cup: Rangers 1 Celtic 1". Daily Record. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Gers Youngsters Lose Final". Rangers FC. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  16. ^ "Celtic 2 Rangers 0: Hoops kids boss Tommy McIntyre targets getting his starlets back to Hampden with the big Bhoys". Daily Record. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Glasgow Cup Final: Rangers 1-2 Celtic". SB Nation. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Dundee United – Fast Facts". Dundee FC. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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