William Findlay (born 29 August 1970) is a Scottish former

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who played as a

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. Findlay began his senior career with Hibernian, making just over 100 appearances for the

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side before moving back to hometown club

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

in the mid-1990s. From there, Findlay spent a year with

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rivals

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before a short spell with Queen of the South. After leaving senior football, Findlay played for

Maybole Maybole (, ) is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of in . It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The town is ...

up until the mid-2000s. Findlay is now active on the darts scene and indeed is deadly on the double 10.

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* 1970 births Footballers from Kilmarnock Living people Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Hibernian F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Sligo Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Maybole Juniors F.C. players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub