William Beveridge "Billy" Liddell (January 10 1922 - July 3 2001)

In 1950 Billy was at the forefront of Liverpool's run to their first ever appearance at Wembley, playing in all 7 FA Cup games scoring twice, before losing 2-0 to Arsenal. Billy's contribution to the Liverpool side was so great that the club were affectionately nicknamed 'Liddellpool.'

Billy's achievements have not gone unnoticed on Merseyside, where he is still fondly remembered and a plaque has been unveiled in his honour at the entrance to the Liverpool FC museum (left). Yet remarkably he has not been included in the Scottish FA's Hall Of Fame at Hampden Park . As such the Billy Liddell Memorial Group has been founded with the intention of rectifying this, but a more important goal is to see the creation of a permanent memorial to him in his birthplace of Townhill near Dunfermline in Fife .    

The group has already made a successful representation to the Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee at Holyrood, an event that was covered by Scottish Television News. A recent success for the group was when Fife Council, who have been very supportive of the group, agreed to rename the Townhill Sports Complex the Billy Liddell Sports Complex and it is hope to have a renaming event in the near future.
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The group is also in the process of raising funds so the dream of a lasting memorial can become a reality. Donations made to the "Billy Liddell Memorial Campaign" can be sent to Mike Payne, Fife Council. Townhill Community Centre, Main St. Townhill. Fife . KY12 0EN.  Further details on the campaign are available at www.billyliddell.org.uk or contact Mike Payne on 01383 602396 or via the contact page on that website.