William Gillespie Boyd (27 November 1905 – 14 December 1967)[1] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
He moved back into the Football League set-up in December 1935 when he was signed by Luton Town.
According to Holley & Chalk, "he was renowned for having an erratic temperament (so) it was not surprising that his sojourn at the Dell was short".
[1] He made his debut on the opening day of the 1936–37 season, playing alongside fellow new signing Jimmy Dunne and Saints stalwart Arthur Holt, but he failed to live up to expectations and by January had lost his place to Dick Neal.
In his brief Southampton career, he scored seven goals in 19 games, before moving on to Weymouth in August 1937, and then back to Workington, where he retired.