Billy McGhie (footballer, born 1961)
William McGhie is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender for three clubs in the Scottish Football League. He is currently the manager of Kilbirnie Ladeside.Career
McGhie joined Clydebank from Clydebank Boys Club in 1981 and went on to make 177 league appearances for the club in the Scottish Football League and Premier Division. Nicknamed "Budgie", he moved to Partick Thistle in 1987 before joining Queen of the South where he made a further 164 league appearances.
McGhie stepped down to Junior level in 1994, playing for Arthurlie, Shettleston and Petershill. He returned to Shettleston as a coach until the end of 2002-2003 season.Managerial career
McGhie was appointed manager of Clydebank when the club returned to the Junior grade in July 2003. He resigned after a mainly successful 13 and a half years in December 2016: having lifted four trophies as well as four runners up spots In season 2008/09 he guided The Bankies to the Scottish Junior Cup Final where they narrowly lost out by the odd goal in three to Auchinleck Talbot at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.
In May 2017, Budgie was appointed Kilbirnie Ladeside manager.
On 23 October 2018, Budgie was appointed Pollok assistant manager.Television work
He has also worked as a television pundit for BBC ALBA's Junior football coverage.
