Billy Lansdowne
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Career & Clubs
Born in Epping, Essex, Lansdowne began his career with West Ham United, making his professional debut for the club on 28 April 1979. Lansdowne later played for Charlton Athletic and Gillingham, and made a total of 47 appearances in the Football League for all three clubs. Lansdowne later spent six seasons with Swedish club Kalmar FF and was joint-top scorer in the Allsvenskan in 1985 with 10 goals. He played in the 1987 Svenska Cupen Final, where Kalmar FF won. In September 2018, he was commemorated with a plaque at the Guldfågeln Arena. He later played for Leytonstone & Ilford, Dagenham and Anderstorp. After his retirement, he remained in Sweden and became a football commentator for TV4. He later commentated on greyhound racing for TV3.
- Club
- Charlton Athletic F.C. (1981–1982)
- Club
- Kalmar FF (1983–1988)
- Club
- West Ham United F.C. (1979–1981)
- Club
- Gillingham F.C. (1982–1983)
- Club
- Gillingham F.C. (1983–1983)
- Club
- Redbridge Forest F.C. (1984–1984)
Personal
Lansdowne's father Bill was also a professional footballer who played for West Ham United. His son, Billy Jr, played for Nybro IF, IFK Berga and Lindsdals IF, in the lower levels of Swedish football.
Legacy
Kalmar FF
1987 Svenska Cupen Individual
Allsvenskan top scorer: 1985 (shared with Peter Karlsson and Sören Börjesson)
Clubs
Played together with
- Aaron BarnesCharlton Athletic F.C.
Aaron BrownGillingham F.C. · 2007–2008
Aaron CresswellWest Ham United F.C. · 2014- Aaron MorrisGillingham F.C. · 2014
Aaron Wan-BissakaWest Ham United F.C. · 2024
Abdoulaye FayeWest Ham United F.C. · 2011–2012- Abdu LumalaKalmar FF
Abdul RazakCharlton Athletic F.C. · 2012–2012
Abdul RazakWest Ham United F.C. · 2014–2014
Abdussalam MagashyKalmar FF
Abiola DaudaKalmar FF · 2008–2012
Adam BarrettGillingham F.C. · 2012–2015
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
William Lansdowne is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and Sweden, Lansdowne scored 45 goals in 169 career league games. On 24 September 2018 he was inducted into the Kalmar FF Wall of Fame.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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