William Houliston was a Scottish footballer who played for Crichton, Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.
15 Facts About Billy Houliston
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Billy Houliston was born in Maxwelltown, at Westpark Cottages, where he lived for a short while before his family moved to a house at the Crichton in Dumfries.
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Billy Houliston played for Brownhall Primary School in the Dumfries and District Primary School League at centre half, and represented the League in cup matches against other areas.
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Aged 17, working as a nurse at the Crichton Royal Hospital, Billy Houliston started playing again.
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Billy Houliston joined RAF Coastal Command as a wireless operator.
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On leave back in Dumfries, Billy Houliston declined the offer when taking the offer of a trial game for Queen of the South reserves.
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Billy Houliston was offered a contract, and a month later he made his first team debut, on 13 October 1945 away to Morton.
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In early 1948, Celtic offered a big fee to take him to Parkhead but Billy Houliston was happy to stay with Queens.
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Billy Houliston was released by Queen of the South in July 1952, with a tally of 60 league goals in 120 league games.
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Billy Houliston then had a brief spell with Third Lanark before retiring in 1953.
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On 14 January 1948 Billy Houliston gained his first international recognition, playing for the Scottish League XI v the Irish League XI at Celtic Park.
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Billy Houliston's first goal was a header from a corner kick, the second a brilliant shot from just inside the box.
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On 17 November 1948, Billy Houliston made his full international debut for Scotland against Ireland at Hampden Park.
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Billy Houliston continued in this business until the 1980s with the Nith Hotel at Glencaple.
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Billy Houliston became a director at Queen of the South in 1957 and was later chairman for several years, winning promotion to Division One with the early 1960s team of player manager George Farm, Neil Martin, Ernie Hannigan and the now veteran Jim Patterson.