Billy Abercromby

Billy Abercromby
Personal information
Full name William Abercromby
Date of birth (1958-09-14)14 September 1958
Place of birth Ruchill, Scotland
Date of death June 2024 (aged 65)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1976 St. Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1988 St. Mirren 288 (15)
1988–1989 Partick Thistle 10 (0)
1989–1990 Dunfermline Athletic 9 (0)
1990 Cowdenbeath 4 (0)
1990–1991 East Stirlingshire 5 (0)
– Total 316 (15 )
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William "Billy" Abercromby (14 September 1958 – June 2024) was a Scottish football player.

He and Fraser Kirkwood wrote "Aber's Gonnae Get Ye: The Billy Abercromby Story". It was published in 2009.[1]

Abercromby's death was announced on 18 June 2024.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Aber's Gonnae Get Ye". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Irvine, David (18 June 2024). "St Mirren legend Billy Abercromby dies aged 65". The National. Retrieved 18 June 2024.