Willie Corbett

William Risk Corbett (31 August 1922 – 31 July 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half.

Willie Corbett
Personal information
Full name William Risk Corbett[1]
Date of birth 31 August 1922
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 31 July 2011(2011-07-31) (aged 88)
Place of death Bonnybridge, Scotland
Playing position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Dunipace Thistle[2]
1940–1941 Maryhill
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1948 Celtic 48 (3)
1948–1949 Preston North End 19 (0)
1949–1950 Leicester City 16 (0)
1950–1951 Yeovil Town
1951–1952 Dunfermline Athletic 19 (0)
1952–1953 Greenock Morton 11 (0)
Total 113 (3)
National team
1942 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Corbett made 60 official appearances for Celtic from 1946 to 1948 (having joined in 1941 during wartime)[3] and also played for Preston North End, Leicester City, Yeovil Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton.[4] He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[5][6]

His two brothers, David and Norman, were also footballers.[5]

References
  1. "Willie Corbett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  3. Celtic player Corbett, Willie, FitbaStats
  4. "Willie Corbett 1922 - 2011". Digital Sports Group. 8 August 2011.
  5. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 52. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
  6. "Willie [ww2] Corbett". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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