In a subsequent interview, teammate Jocky Dempster named McLaren in what he felt was the eleven best players at the club in the 1970s.
[1] He helped Hibernian gain promotion back to the Scottish Premier Division in 1981 after signing for the club in December 1980.
[2] His last club was Partick Thistle, where manager Benny Rooney had intended McLaren to coach, but he was pressed into service due to injuries to other players.
Billy McLaren's Accies team came back from behind to win 13 times in season 91/92 and lost out on promotion to the Scottish Premier League by two goals.
Notably, McLaren brought Billy Reid to Accies, the man would eventually bring them success, with promotion back into Scottish Football's top flight in season 2007/2008.