Billy McIntosh

Billy McIntosh
Personal information
Full name	William Dowling McIntosh
Date of birth	7 December 1919
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1990 (aged 70–71)
Place of death	West Midlands, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1946	St Johnstone
1946–1948	Preston North End
1948–1951	Blackpool
1951–1953	Stoke City
1953	Walsall
Total
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Willie McIntosh at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-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

[litsterprewar-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)

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