Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 January 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 June 2009(2009-06-07) (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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. He also played for Airdrie and Irvine Meadow XI.
Kilmarnock played for Scotland in an unofficial wartime international and represented the Scottish Football League XI, but never received a full cap.
References
- "Willie Kilmarnock". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- 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.
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(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
- Scottish football defender, 1920s birth stubs