Willie Finnigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 November 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 2006 (aged 93) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bo'ness Cadora | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1949 | Hibernian | 87 | (10) |
| 1950–1952 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | (3) |
| Total | 102 | (13) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willie Finnigan (24 November 1912 – 23 April 2006) was a Scottish football player and coach, who played for Hibernian and Dunfermline Athletic. Finnigan appeared for Hibernian in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final and helped the club win the 1947–48 Scottish League championship. After leaving Hibs, Finnigan became a player/coach with Dunfermline, working for manager Webber Lees.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Webber Lees 1948–51". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. official website. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
In 1950/51 the Board agreed to leave team selection to the manager and his new player/coach, Willie Finnigan
External links
[edit]- Willie Finnigan, www.ihibs.co.uk
- Willie Finnigan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1912 births
- 2006 deaths
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1910s birth stubs