Personal information | |||
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Full name | William McGhie | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Clydebank (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Clydebank BC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–87 | Clydebank | 177 | (13) |
1987–89 | Partick Thistle | 49 | (0) |
1989–94 | Queen of the South | 164 | (13) |
Arthurlie | |||
Shettleston | |||
Petershill | |||
2003 | Clydebank | 3 | (1) |
Total | 393 | (27) | |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2016 | Clydebank | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
William "Billy" McGhie (born 13 November 1961), is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender for three clubs in the Scottish Football League. He is currently the manager of Clydebank.
McGhie joined Clydebank from Clydebank Boys Club in 1981 and went on to make 177 league appearances for the club in the Scottish Football League and Premier Division. Nicknamed "Budgie", he moved to Partick Thistle in 1987 before joining Queen of the South where he made a further 164 league appearances.
McGhie stepped down to Junior level in 1994, playing for Arthurlie, Shettleston and Petershill. He returned to Shettleston as a coach until the end of 2002-2003 season.
McGhie was appointed manager of Clydebank when the club returned to the Junior grade in July 2003. He resigned after a mainly successful 13 and a half years in December 2016 having lifted four trophies as well as four runners up spots
He has also worked as a television pundit for BBC ALBA's Junior football coverage.