{{short description|English footballer}} {{distinguish|Billy Lansdowne}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bill Lansdowne | image = | caption = | fullname = William Thomas Michael Lansdowne<ref>{{hugman|11353|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|11|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Shoreditch, London, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Loughton Town | years1 = | clubs1 = Woodford Town | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1956–1963 | clubs2 = West Ham United | caps2 = 57 | goals2 = 5 }} ''' William Thomas Michael Lansdowne''' (born 9 November 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
==Career== Born in Shoreditch, Lansdowne attended Shoreditch Secondary School and played junior football with Loughton Town.<ref>{{cite book|last=Belton |first=Brian |title=Days of Iron: The Story of West Ham United in the Fifties|year=1999 |publisher=Breedon Books| isbn=1-85983-153-2|page=127}}</ref> He began his career in non-league football with Woodford Town, before making his professional debut in the Football League with West Ham United, making 57 league appearances for them between 1956 and 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/westham/westham.html|title=WEST HAM UNITED : 1946/47 - 2009/10|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> After retiring as a player, Lansdowne joined the coaching staff at West Ham United.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=398&united=Bill_Lansdowne|title=Bill Lansdowne|publisher=West Ham Stats}}</ref>
==Personal life== His son Billy was also a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharratt |first1=Ben |last2=Blows |first2=Kirk |title=Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5cV2i2YZ2EC&pg=PT119|date=2012-12-07 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=978-1-78057-764-7 |page=119}}</ref> His grandson, Billy Jr, played for Nybro IF, IFK Berga and Lindsdals IF, in the lower levels of Swedish football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Lansdowne tar över Läckeby Goif |work=24Nybro.se |date=16 October 2014 |accessdate=18 January 2019 |url= https://24nybro.se/billy-lansdowne-tar-over-lackeby-goif |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Lansdowne |publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet |accessdate=18 January 2019 |url= https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/information/?scr=player&fplid=166764 |language=sv}}</ref>
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