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Billy McCandless (189418 July 1955), was an Irish international football player. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland McCandless normally played at left-back.

McCandless was born in Belfast, and started his career with non-league sides Ligoniel and Barn before joining Linfield in 1914. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. He stayed with the Blues for 6 years, helping them to Irish Cup success in 1916 and 1919 before joining Rangers in 1920 for £2,500. The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. At Ibrox he added 8 League titles to his honours collection and became an established international player, earning 9 full caps. Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the Stadium of Rangers F A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports

In 1930, by then a veteran, McCandless was given the opportunity to move into football management by Ballymena United, where he was appointed player-manager. Ballymena United is a Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. He returned to Scotland in 1933 to take charge of Dundee before moving to Newport County in 1937, where he helped them to promotion to Division 2 in 1939. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893 are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. He was appointed Cardiff City manager in 1946 before moving to their South Wales rivals Swansea City in September 1947. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from He died in Swansea, while still the club's manager. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales.


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