Willie Dyer

William Dyer (born 25 February 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Drumchapel United.[1]

Willie Dyer

Personal information
Full name	William Dyer
Date of birth	25 February 1987
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Drumchapel United
Youth career
	St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	St Johnstone	12	(0)
2007	→ Brechin City (loan)	9	(0)
2008–2010	Brechin City	76	(2)
2010–2012	Raith Rovers	64	(1)
2012–2013	Greenock Morton	24	(0)
2013–2015	Dundee	42	(0)
2015–2018	Brechin City	88	(1)
2018–2019	Dumbarton	14	(0)
2019–2020	East Stirlingshire	7	(0)
2020–	Drumchapel United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for St Johnstone, Brechin City, Raith Rovers, Greenock Morton, Dundee, Dumbarton and East Stirlingshire.

Career

Dyer began his career at St Johnstone, progressing through the club's youth ranks.

In September 2007, he went on loan to Brechin City.[2] He returned to Saints in December after making nine appearances for Brechin. He made a permanent move to Brechin in January 2008.[3]

On 20 May 2010, he was confirmed as a new signing for Raith Rovers on a two-year full-time deal.[4]

Dyer signed for Greenock Morton in May 2012, under freedom of contract.[5] His contract expired in May 2013.

On 5 June 2013, Dyer signed for Dundee along with fellow former Morton player Peter MacDonald.[6] Dyer made his debut for the club in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, in a 1–0 win over Alloa Athletic, where he came on for Kevin McBride in the 79th minute.[7] He soon made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Raith Rovers.[8] After making twenty-four appearances in all competitions, as Dundee won the Scottish Championship and promotion to the Scottish Premiership, Dyer signed a two-year contract extension.[9] He left Dundee at the end of the 2014–15 season, having not been offered a new contract.[10]

After his release by Dundee, Dyer re-signed with Brechin City for the third time.[11] After three seasons at Glebe Park, Dyer signed a one-year deal with Dumbarton in May 2018[12] however was released from the club in May 2019 after making just 21 appearances - and not featuring after the start of January,[13] joining Lowland League East Stirlingshire a month later.[14]

Dyer signed for his local club Drumchapel United at the end of April 2020.[1]

Career statistics

As of 18:28, 5 January 2019 (UTC) [15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	2004–05[16]	First Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2005–06[17]		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2006–07[18]		1	0	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1][19]	0	7	0
	2007–08[20]		1	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	Total		12	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	20	0
Brechin City (loan)	2007–08[20]	Second Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Brechin City			16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2008–09[21]		35	1	2[22]	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1][23]	0	42	1
	2009–10[24]		25	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
	Total		85	2	6	0	4	0	3	0	98	2
Raith Rovers	2010–11[25]	First Division	30	1	1	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	1
	2011–12[26]		34	0	0	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	0
	Total		64	1	1	0	5	0	3	0	73	1
Greenock Morton	2012–13[27]	First Division	24	0	5	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
Dundee	2013–14[28]	Championship	21	0	0	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2014–15[29]	Premiership	21	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	50	0
Brechin City	2015–16[30]	League One	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
	2016–17[31]		28	1	1	0	3	1	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	2
	2017–18[32]	Championship	29	0	1	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	0
	Total		88	1	3	0	7	1	7	0	105	2
Dumbarton	2018–19	League One	14	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	21	0
Career total			329	4	20	0	25	1	24	0	398	5

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Greenock Morton

• Scottish Football League First Division: Runners-Up 2012–13

Dundee

• Scottish Championship: 2013–14

References

1. WOS, Drumchapel United (25 April 2020). "The club would like to welcome Willie Dyer to his local club. Willie has played all his days in senior ranks and is a massive signing for the club. Welcome home mate pic.twitter.com/T9zsWFz9RQ". @DrumchapelUWOS. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. "Brechin take Saints' Dyer on loan". BBC Sport. 22 September 2007.
3. "Dyer makes Brechin move permanent". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
4. "New Signings Confirmed". Raith Rovers F.C. 20 May 2010.
5. Tait, Chris (10 May 2012). "Ton sign Raith defender". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
6. "Two sign up at Dens". Dundee F.C. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "Ramsdens Cup: Dundee book place in second round with win at Alloa". BBC Sport. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
8. "Championship: Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dundee". SPFL Official Website. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
9. "Dyer set to sign new Dundee deal". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
10. Robertson, Neil (19 May 2015). "Willie Dyer to leave Dundee at end of season". The Courier. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
11. "Willie Dyer Signs On". Brechin City F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
12. Galloway, Andy (30 May 2018). "SIGNING NEWS: DYER ARRIVES". Dumbarton Football Club.
13. Galloway, Andy (11 May 2019). "SQUAD MOVEMENTS". Dumbarton Football Club.
14. "Signing News – Willie Dyer (Dumbarton)". East Stirlingshire Football Club. 8 June 2019.
15. Willie Dyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
16. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
17. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
18. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
19. Includes 1 Challenge Cup appearance not recorded on Soccerbase. "Morton 3-2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
20. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
21. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
22. Includes 1 Scottish Cup appearance not recorded on Soccerbase. "Scottish Cup: Rampant Brechin stormn through". The Scotsman. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
23. Includes 1 Challenge Cup appearances not recorded on Soccerbase. "Brechin City 0-1 East Fife". BBC Sport. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
24. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
26. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
27. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
28. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
29. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
30. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
31. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
32. "Games played by Willie Dyer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

External links

• St Johnstone's official site profile
• Willie Dyer at Soccerbase (pre-Raith)
• Willie Dyer at Soccerbase (since Raith)
• Willie Dyer on Twitter

See also

2012–13 Greenock Morton F.C. season