Background
Billy Hainey was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, on 16 June 1939.
Billy Hainey was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, on 16 June 1939.
He played for Partick Thistle, Dundee United, Street Mirren and Portadown. Hainey played junior football for Johnstone Burgh before joining his first senior club, Partick Thistle, in 1961. He made 111 league appearances for Partick before he was sold to Dundee United for £8,000 in March 1966.
At the beginning of the 1966-1967 season, he became the first ever substitute used by Dundee United in a major competitive match, and also the first substitute to score for the club
After losing his place in the Dundee United team, Hainey requested a transfer in October 1967. He was released on a free transfer in April 1968, later signing for Street Mirren.
He then joined Portadown in Northern Ireland. Hainey was inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame in 2010.