Billy McColl


William Christopher McColl is a retired Scottish footballer. He played as a midfielder for Clydebank, Ayr United, Clyde and Albion Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Scottish Second Division title twice.

Playing career

A product of the Glasgow youth team Drumchapel Amateurs, McColl began his senior career as a 17-year-old with Clydebank. He was a member of the squad that won the inaugural Second Division title in 1975-76 before going on to win promotion to the Premier Division a year later, the first time the club had appeared in the top flight of Scottish football. He would make over 150 Scottish League appearances for Clydebank before a transfer to Ayr United in 1978.
In 1981 McColl joined Clyde under the management of Craig Brown and won another Second Division championship medal in season 1981-82. His last senior club was Albion Rovers in 1983 where he made just a single league appearance before retiring.

After football

After leaving football, McColl went into business as a sub-postmaster and newsagent in Netherlee, East Renfrewshire. His son Barry McColl also played Scottish League football, for Queen's Park in the 1990s.

Honours

Clydebank
Clyde