It’s fair play to footie chair William as he’s honoured with MBE

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An Erskine man who has helped spearhead the careers of Scotland’s finest footballers has been awarded an MBE.William Smith has been named a Member of the British Empire in King Charles’ first ever New Year’s Honours List.The pensioner has been recognised for his contribution to the Pollok community as chairman of Hillwood Football Club and Hillwood Community Trust.Disgruntled with religious involvement in football, William founded Hillwood FC in 1966 in a bid to offer football training to all irrespective of their religious background.It has been a breeding ground for talent ever since, with Alex McLeish, Kenny Burns and Tommy Coyne amongst the alumni.As chairman of the club William has dedicated the past 50 years to offering local youngsters a sporting outlet at the heart of their community.And as chairman of Hillwood Community Hub, he has used the same dogged determination to raise the £1million needed to build the new state-of-the art football pitch at Priesthill.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

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