Billy McIntosh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Dowling McIntosh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1919[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death |
1990 (aged 70–71) | ||
| Place of death | West Midlands, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1946 | St Johnstone | 14 | (9) |
| 1946–1948 | Preston North End | 91 | (46) |
| 1948–1951 | Blackpool | 51 | (15) |
| 1951–1953 | Stoke City | 26 | (5) |
| 1953 | Walsall | 22 | (9) |
| Total | 204 | (84) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Dowling "Billy" 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
McIntosh was born in Glasgow and began his career with St Johnstone before joining English side Preston North End in 1946.[1] He made a brilliant 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
- Sourced from Billy McIntosh profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 1946–47 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 32 |
| 1947–48 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 17 | |
| 1948–49 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| Total | 91 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 99 | 54 | |
| Blackpool | 1948–49 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 1949–50 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 8 | |
| 1950–51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1951–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 16 | |
| Stoke City | 1951–52 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| 1952–53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
| Walsall | 1952–53 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| Career Total | 190 | 75 | 15 | 10 | 205 | 85 | |