Billy Lindsay

Billy Lindsay
Personal information
Full name William Lindsay
Date of birth (1872-12-10)10 December 1872
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Date of death 27 February 1933(1933-02-27) (aged 60)
Place of death Luton, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Stockton St. John's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stockton
1893–1894 Everton 9 (0)
1894–1898 Grimsby Town 106 (1)
1898–1900 Newcastle United 59 (1)
1900–1903 Luton Town
1903–1907 Watford 59 (0)
1907 Luton Town
1907–19xx Hitchin Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Lindsay (10 December 1872 – 27 February 1933) was an English professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Everton, Grimsby Town and Newcastle United, as well as the Southern League for Luton Town and Watford, and captained the latter four clubs. During his first season at Watford, he was part of the team that won promotion as champions of the 1903–04 Southern League Second Division.

Lindsay's brother, Jimmy, was also a footballer who played for Bury against Derby County in the 1903 FA Cup Final; Bury won 6–0.