Anyone remember 1980 ?

[david@bencaunt.]

Who was the Scottish striker, first name Billy, who left Leicester for Enderby Town in 1980 ?

Thanks

 

[norman leet]

Who was the Scottish striker, first name Billy, who left Leicester for Enderby Town in 1980 ?

Thanks

Wizz?

 

[Kettering Pete]

Found a reference to a Billy Gibson who played in a friendly in 1980 against Australia. We lost 2-1 apparently. Don't remeber this at all!

Hope this helps

November 24 Venue : Filbert Street, Leicester, England
Leicester City (ENG)
Mark Wallington, Geoff SCott, Mark Goodwin, Tom Williams, Larry May (Jim Melrose 57), John O'Neill, Stewart Hammill, Gary Lineker (Billy Gibson 57), Martin Henderson (Pat Byrne 79), Kevin MacDonald (Paul Ramsey 75), Ian Wilson (Bobby Smith 57)
Goal : Smith 73pk 1

Greg Woodhouse, Steve Perry, Alan Davidson, Murray Barnes, Arno Bertogna, Ivo Prskalo, Tony Henderson (John Yzendoorn 54), Peter Sharne (Mark Jankovics 78), Steven Hogg (Theo Selemidis 89), Eddie Krncevic, Ken Boden (Gary Cole 54)
Goals : Ken Boden 12, 38

Referee : John Hunting (England)
Attendance : 2,476
Coaches : Jock Wallace (Leicester City), Rudi Gutendorf (Australia)

 

[bocadillo]

Who was the Scottish striker, first name Billy, who left Leicester for Enderby Town in 1980 ?

Thanks

Found a reference to a Billy Gibson who played in a friendly in 1980 against Australia.

Gibson was a Scot - but he was called Willie, not Billy; he was a left-back, not a striker; he went to Nuneaton Borough, not Enderby; and he was still playing for us in 1981, so can't have left in 1980. All of this leads me to think that Gibson might not be the answer to the question.

... unless we had a Billy Gibson and a Willie Gibson at the club at the same time.

Can I have a bit more thinking time on this one?

 

[Macky]

Gibson was a Scot - but he was called Willie, not Billy; he was a left-back, not a striker; he went to Nuneaton Borough, not Enderby; and he was still playing for us in 1981, so can't have left in 1980. All of this leads me to think that Gibson might not be the answer to the question.

... unless we had a Billy Gibson and a Willie Gibson at the club at the same time.

Not impossible, the team that Kettering Pete has posted does say Billy, not Willie, and he came on as a sub for our Gary.

Can I have a bit more thinking time on this one?

You take as long as you like boc

 

[bocadillo]

Just realised that this will be Billy Hughes - Scottish, striker. Came to us from Derby after spending 10 years or more at Sunderland. Went out on loan to ?Carlisle. Didn't go straight from us to Enderby - spent a very short time playing in the NASL in between.

Definitely the bloke that you're looking for.

 

[bocadillo]

Not impossible, the team that Kettering Pete has posted does say Billy, not Willie, and he came on as a sub for our Gary.

It also says that Jim Melrose came on as substitute for Larry May - and I'm pretty sure that Melrose wasn't a big black centre half!
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You take as long as you like boc

Thank you. I did.

 

[bocadillo]

nothing of importance

Funnily enough, Willie Gibson lost his place in the side to Norman Leet.

 

[DesertFox]

Personally, I've been trying to forget 1980.