Paymaster Dennison
William Dennison, nicknamed "Paymaster" and also known as Willie Dennyson, was a Motswana footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Early life
William "Paymaster" Dennison was born on 30 September 1954 in Mahalapye District, Bechuanaland and his family moved to Gaborone shortly after. He completed his education between 1958 and 1971 at Thornhill Primary School and Gaborone Secondary School.Club career
Early career – Real Swingers and Queens Park Rangers
He joined Real Swingers during the 1960s and then transferred to Queens Park Rangers.Notwane
At the age of eighteen in 1972, he joined Notwane and eventually became club captain.He won both the 1978 Botswana Premier League and was a finalist in the 1978 Botswana Challenge Cup. He subsequently represented Notwane in the 1979 African Cup Winners' Cup where the club lost 6–6 on aggregate in the first round due to the away goals rule against Maseru United from Lesotho.
In November 1983, Notwane were fifth in the Botswana Premier League and Dennison left the club shortly after.
Paymaster Spurs
In 1983 he formed his own team Paymaster Spurs, where he eventually retired from football.International career
Dennison represented Botswana between 1972 and 1976, and he was the captain of the national team in 1972. He scored during the 4–3 victory against Swaziland on 30 September 1974, and he played in the first two official matches after Botswana became a CAF member which were the 7–1 and 3–0 losses against Malawi on 13 and 17 September 1976.Personal life and legacy
His nephew is "Chicken" Dennison.Dennison was voted in 2006 by the Botswana Football Association as the best all-time player from Botswana, and he was posthumously given the award by CAF in 2007. In August 2021, he made the starting eleven of the IFFHS All-Time Botswana Men’s Dream Team.