Billy Dunlop (Sunderland footballer)

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Billy Dunlop
Personal information
Full name William Dunlop
Place of birth Annbank, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half / Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1893 Annbank
1893–1899 Sunderland 134 (6)
1899–1900 Rangers 6 (0)
1900 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
1900–1901 Annbank
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Dunlop was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Sunderland and in the Scottish League for Rangers. He played as a half-back, either at wing half or in the centre.[1][2]

Career[]

Dunlop was born in Annbank, South Ayrshire, and played for his hometown club (taking part in a trial for the Scottish national team in 1890)[3] before coming to England to sign for Sunderland in 1893. He made his debut for the Wearside club on 28 January 1893 in a 4–2 home win against The Wednesday, and played a few more games at the end of the 1892–93 season once the League title was secured. From the following season onwards, Dunlop was a regular in the first team, contributing to their runners-up position in 1894 and third League championship in the 1894–95 season and making 146 appearances in League and FA Cup.[4] He also played on the winning side in a post-season friendly match against Scottish champions Heart of Midlothian, dubbed by some the "1895 World Championship".[5]

Dunlop returned to Scotland in 1899 to join Rangers, and played six Division One games in the 1899–1900 season – in each case covering for one of the regular half-backs, Neilly Gibson, Bobby Neil and Jacky Robertson – plus a few more games in other competitions.[2] He moved on to Partick Thistle in the summer of 1900[6] before returning to Annbank a few months later.[1][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 80. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b "Games Involving Dunlop, William in season 1899/1900". FitbaStats: Rangers. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ International Trial Matches., The Scotsman, 3 March 1890, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ "Player Details: Billy Dunlop". The StatCat. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Sat 27 Apr 1895: World Championship". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. ^ 1900-01 Partick Thistle – The Early Years. Retrieved 27 July 2021
  7. ^ Watson, Keith; Young, Chris. "SAFC Top 100: Chapter 5". A Love Supreme. ALS Publications. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  8. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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