Willie Kilmarnock
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 June 2009 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Irvine Meadow XI | |||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1956 | Motherwell | 296 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Airdrieonians | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 328 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Scottish Football League XI | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
William Kilmarnock (16 January 1922 – 7 June 2009) was a Scottish footballer who most notably captained Motherwell's 1952 Scottish Cup winning team.[2][3] He also played for Airdrie and Irvine Meadow XI.[4][5]
Kilmarnock played for Scotland in an unofficial wartime international and represented the Scottish Football League XI, but never received a full cap.[6][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Willie Kilmarnock". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Willie Kilmarnock, MotherWELLnet
- ^ a b Willie Kilmarnock: Footballer and publican, The Scotsman, 26 June 2009
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Willie Kilmarnock at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Willie Kilmarnock". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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- 1922 births
- 2009 deaths
- Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Scottish Football League players
- Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland men's wartime international footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1920s birth stubs