Willie Boyd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Boyd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hull City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 1980–1983 | Doncaster Rovers | 104 | (0) |
| 1983–198? | Grantham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Boyd (born 18 October 1958) is a former footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers as a goalkeeper.[2][3][4]
He won Schoolboy Honours and was a Scotland Youth International.[4]
Senior club career
[edit]Hull City
[edit]Boyd signed for Hull City in October 1977,[5] but didn't make it to play for the first team.
Doncaster Rovers
[edit]He was signed by English Division 4 club Doncaster Rovers in February 1980, enabling the club to sell the current keeper, Dennis Peacock, for some much needed funds.[3] His debut was in a 3–2 defeat at Peterborough United on 22 March 1980.[4][3] The following season Boyd played in all games bar one as Rovers gained promotion to Division 3.[3]
After making a total of 118 League and Cup appearances, it was at the end of the 1982–83 season that Boyd retired from the professional game hampered by his knee injury,[6] with Dennis Peacock having made a return to the club at the beginning of that season as the first choice keeper.[3]
He went to play amateur football with Grantham Town,[2] and became a HGV driver, remaining in the Doncaster area.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Willie Boyd". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Willie Boyd". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 9780956410375.
- ^ a b c "Willie Boyd". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Willie Boyd".
- ^ a b "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Willie Boyd".
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