Billy Caskey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Thomas Caskey | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Crusaders | ||
| 1974 | East Belfast | ||
| 1974–1978 |
Glentoran | 79 | (36) |
| 1978 |
→ Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) | 27 | (11) |
| 1978–1980 | Derby County | 28 | (3) |
| 1980–1984 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 128 | (22) |
| 1979–1983 |
Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 42 | (31) |
| 1984–1985 |
Glentoran | 24 | (5) |
| 1985 |
Tulsa Roughnecks (exhibition) | ||
| 1985–1986 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 42 | (26) |
| 1986–1993 |
Glentoran | 236 | (51) |
| 1994–1996 | Dundela | (10) | |
| Abbey Villa | |||
| International career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Northern Ireland | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Billy Caskey (born 10 December 1954 in
caps, scoring one goal, with the Northern Ireland national football team
between 1978 and 1982.
Club career
Caskey began his career with
Major Indoor Soccer League. He holds the record for most penalty minutes (34) in the MISL whilst plying for the Dallas Sidekicks. Caskey was suspended from the MISL on 11 August 1986 for three seasons after assaulting a referee during Game 4 of the Dallas Sidekicks Eastern Division Semi-final series with Minnesota Strikers in 1986. This ended his indoor career. He was the first Sidekick ever to be ejected from a playoff game and to be expelled from the league.[3] He returned to Northern Ireland and played with Glentoran until 1993. A year later, he signed with Dundela and completed his professional career with them in 1996. He then played with amateur teams, including Abbey Villa
F.C. until 2005 when a knee injury forced him into retirement.
National team
On 11 November 1978, Caskey earned the first of his international
caps, and scored his first and only goal, with the Northern Ireland national football team in a 2–0 victory over Bulgaria. He went on to play seven times with Northern Ireland, his last game coming in a 4–0 loss to France
on 24 March 1982.
References
- ^ "Glamour clash as Ulster Cup starts". Belfast Telegraph. 18 August 1972. p. 20.
- ^ M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications
- ^ Dallas Sidekicks player profile