Billy Dunlop

Infobox Football biography
playername = Billy Dunlop


fullname = William Theodore Dunlop
dateofbirth = July 14, 1871
cityofbirth = Kilmarnock
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = 1945
cityofdeath = Sunderland
countryofdeath = England
height =
nickname =
position = Left-back
youthyears = 1888-1890 1890-1891 1891-1892
youthclubs = Sandyford Hurlford Annbank
years = 1892-1893 1893-1895 1895-1909
clubs = Kilmarnock Paisley Abercorn Liverpool
caps(goals) = 325 (2)
nationalyears = 1906
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0):"This page is about the footballer. For the murderer, see under Double jeopardy."William 'Billy' Dunlop (Born 14 July 1871, died 1945) was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, earning 2 Football League Championships medals.

Life and playing career

Born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland Dunlop played for Sandyford, Hurlford, Annbank, Kilmarnock and Abercorn before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in January 1895 for £35. He made his Liverpool debut in a Football League Division One match a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Sunderland on the 25 March 1895 a season which saw Liverpool relegated from the top flight. The Left sided Full-Back enjoyed his second season a bit more as Liverpool gained promotion straight back to the First Division. Billy's early appearances for the Reds were sporadic but his loyalty and dedication paid off as he was to become a regular starter over a 10 year period which included the Anfield clubs first ever Football League Championship win in 1901 a feat they, and he, were to repeat in 1906. Dunlop scored just twice for Liverpool his first coming on the 19 September 1903 in a 1-1 draw with Stoke at Anfield.

Dunlop earned 1 international cap when he represented Scotland against the Auld Enemy England on the 7 April 1906, a game Scotland won 2-1 in a British International Championship match at Hampden Park Glasgow. Dunlop's Liverpool teammate Alex Raisbeck also played in the match captaining the Scots.

Career details

As a player:

*Liverpool FC (1895 - 1909): 325 appearances, 2 goals - Football League Championship winner's medal (1901, 1906)

*Scotland (1906): 1 appearance

External links

* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=608 LFCHistory.net profile]