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Memorial for famous footballing son Billy Liddell

Kris Miller, Courier, 22/05/10, News. Picture today at Townhill Park, Dunfermline. A new memorial to William (Billy) Beveridge Liddell was unveiled in the park today with a large crowd gathering to see the new garden and cairn. Pic shows Billy's family members Steven Liddell (Grandson) and wife, Phillis beside the cairn.
Kris Miller, Courier, 22/05/10, News. Picture today at Townhill Park, Dunfermline. A new memorial to William (Billy) Beveridge Liddell was unveiled in the park today with a large crowd gathering to see the new garden and cairn. Pic shows Billy's family members Steven Liddell (Grandson) and wife, Phillis beside the cairn.

A memorial garden was opened at the weekend to honour legendary Fife footballer Billy Liddell.

Liddell was a Scotland international who played for Liverpool in the 1940s and 1950s and remained with them throughout his career.

The Townhill-born player was spotted by Sir Matt Busby playing as a 15-year-old for Lochgelly Violet.

During the second world war, he served as a bomber command pilot officer and pathfinder.

However, he managed to guest for Chelsea and Dunfermline and also for the Scottish side that beat England 5-4 in a wartime international at Hampden.

Liddell, whose father was a coal miner, was never booked or sent off.

The Billy Liddell campaign group aimed to have a permanent memorial built in Townhill, where his family lived in Main Street.

They also pushed for him to be included in the SFA Hall of Fame which he was in 2008 and wanted to raise awareness of his success, both on and off the pitch, to youngsters.

On Sunday, a cairn produced by Glenrothes stonemason George Sweeney was unveiled in Townhill Park, upon which a plaque will serve as a constant reminder of Liddell.

Mr Sweeney said, “It was a fantastic privilege and honour to be invited to create the cairn upon which his memorial plaque has been mounted.

“This has been like a giant jigsaw which has involved selecting, cleaning, honing and fitting together more than one-and-a-half tons of reclaimed sandstone, which was sourced locally.”

He added, “Visitors will be happy with what awaits them when they come to pay tribute to the man who did so much for football locally, nationally and indeed internationally.”

Campaign group convener Councillor Bill McCulloch said, “The cairn is situated near to the house where Billy’s family lived and where he was raised.

“We hope that this campaign will inspire our local young people to get involved in sport and maximise their potential in the way that Billy Liddell did.”

Liddell, who won 29 Scotland caps, was a major force in the Anfield side that won the 1946/47 Football League championship.

A left winger, he was also comfortable playing on the opposite flank, centre-forward or inside-forward. He played 534 times for the Reds, scoring 229 times.