Billy Urquhart

William Murray Urquhart (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is considered as one of the finest Highland Football League players of his generation, turning out 637 times for Caledonian F.C. either side of spells at Queen's Park, Rangers and Wigan Athletic.

Early life Urquhart was born in Inverness, Scotland.

Career Born near Caley's Telford Street ground, Urquhart started his career at Inverness Caledonian. His father played for Inverness Thistle and Clyde in the 1930s and was a part of the 1938–39 Scottish Cup winning squad. Later a trainer at Caley, Billy credits his father with pushing him into football. Billy made his debut away to Huntly in 1972, playing throughout this season before transferring to Queens Park along with two Caley teammates after moving to Glasgow to attend college.

This spell was short lived, with Urquhart dropping out to play for Jordanhill College in the Glasgow Amateur League. Returning from Glasgow, he re-signed for Caledonian and enjoyed a strong season which included trials at Dundee F.C. and Derby County. He moved moved to Rangers in 1978 for a fee of £15,000, signing off the back of a pre season friendly where he scored two goals against the Glasgow side.

Honors Scottish League Cup: 1978– 1979 Winner

In 2019, Urquhart received a special Heritage Award from the Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hall of Fame.