Billy Macdonald

● Billy Macdonald, 1996 (HA)

William James Macdonald was born on Friday, 17th September, 1976, in Irvine, North Ayrshire.

The 5' 7½ (11st 0lbs) midfielder signed for Murdo MacLeod's Thistle on Tuesday, 21st November, 1995, having most recently been with West Bromwich Albion.

Aged 19, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 25th November, 1995, in a 2-0 defeat at home to Raith Rovers in the SFL Premier Division.

Billy scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 23rd March, 1996, in a 5-2 win away to Heart of Midlothian in the SFL Premier Division.

He scored his second and final goal for the club on Saturday, 2nd November, 1996, in a 2-1 win away to Stirling Albion in the SFL First Division.

He played his last game for Thistle on Saturday, 9th May, 1998, in a 3-1 defeat at home to Ayr United in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 73 occasions.

Billy's club-list included West Bromwich Albion, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston, Clydebank, Stranraer, Alloa Athletic and FF Jaro.

Every Goal

compiled from our All Games criteria.


19y, 6m, 6d		23.03.1996 Heart of Midlothian [a] W5-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 30)
20y, 1m, 16d		02.11.1996 Stirling Albion [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 12)