Billy McCartney

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Billy McCartney
Personal information
Full name	William Raymond McCartney^[1]
Date of birth	(1947-08-01) 1 August 1947^[1]
Place of birth	Newcraighall, Scotland^[1]
Playing position	Centre-forward^[1]
Youth career
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1967	Port Vale	15	(1)
	Oswestry Town
Total		15+	(1+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William Raymond "Billy" McCartney (born 1 August 1947) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Port Vale in the Football League.

Playing career

McCartney played youth football for Rangers, before becoming one of numerous Scotsmen to sign with English side Port Vale in June 1966, then managed by Jackie Mudie.^[1] He played 15 Fourth Division matches during the 1966–67 season, scoring once against Aldershot at the Recreation Ground on 29 October; he also appeared once in the FA Cup.^[1] He was released in May 1967, and moved on to Welsh side Oswestry Town.^[1]

Sourced from Billy McCartney profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1966–67	Fourth Division	15	1	1	0	0	0	16	1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 190. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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