Cambuslang Rangers to Queen's Park: Scott Williamson on massive five tier leap to Scottish Championship next season

Scott Williamson admits he’ll miss the camaraderie at Cambuslang Rangers but is buzzing to test himself in the Championship with Queen’s Park next season.

The Fernhill forward is making a huge leap from the West of Scotland Football League Conference B last season (tier seven in the pyramid) to the second tier in the SPFL Championship next term, having signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Spiders in January.

He was loaned back to Camby to help them clinch the Conference B title in the game’s seventh tier this season but after achieving that aim, the 50-goal striker now starts full-time football in earnest with Owen Coyle’s side.

Williamson was already training with his new side during his last six months at Somervell Park and featured for their reserves in the Glasgow Cup, which they lost in the final to Rangers B.

While he feels a tinge of sadness at leaving the club that brought him through the youth ranks to first-team football, he is excited to achieve a life-long dream.

The 21-year-old, who was also crowned Camby’s player of the year, said: “This was my goal since I was about four or five years old, to be a full-time footballer.

“My family are chuffed and over the moon for me, so I’m excited for next season.

“It’s been good training with the team so far this season. It has been a lot harder for me and a lot better for me at the same time as well.

“So we’ll see how it goes next season.

“I think it will make me a better player playing with better players at Queen’s Park, and training every day now will help me improve as well.

“I’ve really enjoyed it so far. I’ve stopped working now – I worked in a warehouse – and I can just focus on my football for the next few years, which is what I love to do.

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