Willie Summers
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Summers | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Burnbank, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Burnbank Athletic | |||
1918–1921 | Airdrieonians | 54 | (0) |
1920–1921 | → St Bernard's (loan) | ||
1921–1927 | St Mirren | 185 | (4) |
1927–1932 | Bradford City | 121 | (1) |
Newport County | |||
International career | |||
1926 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Summers (born 14 July 1893) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.
Career
[edit]Born in Burnbank, Summers played for Burnbank Athletic, Airdrieonians, St Bernard's, St Mirren, Bradford City, Rochdale and Newport County.[1][2] For Bradford City, he made 121 appearances in the Football League; he also made 11 FA Cup appearances.[3]
Summers also earned one international cap for Scotland in 1926.[4][5]
Sources
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
[edit]- ^ Frost, p. 407
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ "Profile". Scottish FA.
- ^ Willie Summers at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1893 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Scotland men's international footballers
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Burnbank Athletic F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Scotland men's junior international footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs