Billy Kellock (footballer, born 1954)

Billy Kellock
Personal information
Full name William Kellock[1]
Date of birth (1954-02-07)7 February 1954[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death 20 March 2024(2024-03-20) (aged 70)[2]
Place of death Kettering, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1971 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 Cardiff City 35 (2)
1973–1974 Norwich City 3 (0)
1974 Millwall 0 (0)
1974–1976 Chelmsford City
1976–1979 Kettering Town
1979–1982 Peterborough United 134 (43)
1982 Luton Town 7 (0)
1982–1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 (3)
1983–1984 Southend United 53 (8)
1984–1985 Port Vale 11 (4)
1985–1986 Halifax Town 43 (17)
1987–19?? Kettering Town
Total 298+ (77+)
International career
Scotland schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Kellock (7 February 1954 – 20 March 2024) was a Scottish footballer who scored 77 goals in 298 league games in an 11-year career in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s.[4] He played for Aston Villa, Cardiff City, Norwich City, Millwall, Chelmsford City, Kettering Town, Peterborough United, Luton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southend United, Port Vale, and Halifax Town. He was twice named to the PFA Team of the Year and was promoted out of the Second Division with Wolves in 1982–83.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference kent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Rest in Peace Billy Kellock". www.lutontown.co.uk. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ Dunk, Peter (1987). Rothmans football yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0356143545. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ Billy Kellock at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database