Abercromby came through the youth ranks at St Mirren and signed a full professional contract in 1975.[1] A year later he experienced his first involvement with the first team squad when Sir Alex Ferguson called him into the squad to tour the West Indies.[citation needed]
On 29 October 1986, Abercromby was sent off for three red card offences, one for foul play and two counts of dissent during a match against Motherwell at Love Street.[1] As a result, he was banned for twelve matches. He won the 1987 Scottish Cup when St Mirren beat Dundee United 1–0 in the final.[1] During the 1980s, Billy was involved in all four of St Mirren's forays into European competition, playing in nine of the club's 14 matches, more than any other Saints player.
Abercromby battled with severe alcoholism when his playing days ended with his experiences and subsequent recovery being detailed in his biography 'Aber's Gonnae Get Ye'.
Abercromby was one of the ex-players involved in the after-match parade following St Mirren's last game at the Love Street (stadium) on 3 January 2009.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^ abcAndrew Newport. . Icrenfrewshire.icnetwork.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
External linksedit
Billy Abercromby at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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billy, abercromby, william, abercromby, born, september, 1958, paisley, retired, scottish, footballer, personal, informationfull, namewilliam, abercrombydate, birth, 1958, september, 1958, place, birthpaisley, scotlandposition, midfielderyouth, career1975, 197. William Abercromby born 14 September 1958 in Paisley is a retired Scottish footballer Billy AbercrombyPersonal informationFull nameWilliam AbercrombyDate of birth 1958 09 14 14 September 1958 age 65 Place of birthPaisley ScotlandPosition s MidfielderYouth career1975 1976St MirrenSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1976 1988St Mirren288 15 1988 1989Partick Thistle10 0 1989 1990Dunfermline Athletic9 0 1990Cowdenbeath4 0 1990 1991East Stirlingshire5 0 Total316 15 Club domestic league appearances and goalsAbercromby came through the youth ranks at St Mirren and signed a full professional contract in 1975 1 A year later he experienced his first involvement with the first team squad when Sir Alex Ferguson called him into the squad to tour the West Indies citation needed On 29 October 1986 Abercromby was sent off for three red card offences one for foul play and two counts of dissent during a match against Motherwell at Love Street 1 As a result he was banned for twelve matches He won the 1987 Scottish Cup when St Mirren beat Dundee United 1 0 in the final 1 During the 1980s Billy was involved in all four of St Mirren s forays into European competition playing in nine of the club s 14 matches more than any other Saints player He was transferred to Partick Thistle in 1988 Abercromby battled with severe alcoholism when his playing days ended with his experiences and subsequent recovery being detailed in his biography Aber s Gonnae Get Ye Abercromby was one of the ex players involved in the after match parade following St Mirren s last game at the Love Street stadium on 3 January 2009 citation needed References edit a b c Andrew Newport Aber My day of reckoning Icrenfrewshire icnetwork co uk Archived from the original on 16 February 2012 Retrieved 9 June 2017 External links editBilly Abercromby at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a midfielder born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Abercromby amp oldid 1164096765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
