Billy Hainey

Billy Hainey

Personal information
Full name	William Hainey
Date of birth	(1939-06-16)16 June 1939
Place of birth	Paisley,Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Johnstone Burgh
1961–1966	Partick Thistle	111	(28)
1966–1968	Dundee United	46	(8)
	St Mirren	22	(2)
	Portadown
International career
1964	SFL trial v SFA	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hainey(born 16 June 1939) is a Scottish former professionalfootballerwho played as aninside forward.He played forPartick Thistle,Dundee United,St MirrenandPortadown.

Early life

Billy Hainey was born inPaisley, Renfrewshire,on 16 June 1939.

Playing career

Hainey playedjunior footballforJohnstone Burghbefore joining his first senior club,Partick Thistle,in 1961. He made 111 league appearances for Partick before he was sold toDundee Unitedfor £8,000 in March 1966. At the beginning of the 1966–67 season, he became the first eversubstituteused by Dundee United in a major competitive match, and also the first substitute to score for the club. In October 1966, Hainey scored Dundee United's first ever goal in European competition, in a 2–1 win overBarcelonain theFairs Cup.Hainey scored in both ties against Barcelona which is something very few players have ever done. He scored the second goal in the home tie in the 49th minute after Iain Mitchell had scored the opener on the 18th minute in United's 2-0 win at home on Nov 16th 1966 (4-1 on agg).

After losing his place in the Dundee United team, Hainey requested a transfer in October 1967. He was released on a free transfer in April 1968, later signing forSt Mirren.He then joinedPortadownin Northern Ireland.

Hainey was inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame in 2010.He also played alongside Walter Smith at Dallas Tornado.

External links

• Billy Haineyat Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database