Paymaster Dennison

Early life William "Paymaster" Dennison was born on 30 September 1954 in Mahalapye District, Bechuanaland (now Botswana) and his family moved to Gaborone shortly after. He completed his education between 1958 and 1971 at Thornhill Primary School and Gaborone Secondary School.

Club career He joined Real Swingers during the 1960s and then transferred to Mahalapye Queens Park Rangers. He subsequently represented Notwane in the 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup where the club lost 6–6 on aggregate in the first round due to the away goals rule against Maseru United from Lesotho.

In November 1983, Notwane were fifth in the Botswana Premier League and Dennison left the club shortly after.

In 1983 he formed his own team Paymaster Spurs; he retired from football at Paymaster Spurs. and he was the captain of the national team in 1972. which were the 7–1 and 3–0 losses against Malawi on 13 and 17 September 1976.

Personal life and legacy His nephew is "Chicken" Dennison.

Dennison was voted in 2006 by the Botswana Football Association as the best all-time player from Botswana, and he was posthumously given the award by CAF in 2007. In August 2021, he made the starting eleven of the IFFHS All-Time Botswana Men’s Dream Team.

Honours Notwane Botswana Premier League: 1978 Botswana Challenge Cup: Finalist in 1978