Willie Kilmarnock
William Kilmarnock (16 January 1922 – 7 June 2009) was a Scottish footballer who most notably captained Motherwell's 1952 Scottish Cup winning team.[1][2] He also played for Airdrie and Irvine Meadow XI.[3][4]
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| Full name | William Kilmarnock | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1922 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 June 2009 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing 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) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1948 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Kilmarnock played for Scotland in an unofficial wartime international and represented the Scottish League XI, but never received a full cap.[5][2]
References
- Willie Kilmarnock, MotherWELLnet
- 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 requires
|journal=(help) - Willie Kilmarnock at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- "Willie Kilmarnock". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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