Willie Birrell
Scottish footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Oswald Birrell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | December 1968 (1969-01) (aged 75)[2] | ||
Place of death | Canada | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1913 | Inverkeithing United | ||
1913–1925 | Cowdenbeath | 123 | (4) |
1925–1927 | St Bernard's | 30 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Oswald Birrell (2 March 1893 – December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and St Bernard's as a centre half.[1][2]
Personal life
Birrell served in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and later emigrated to Canada, where he worked for Salada tea.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cowdenbeath | 1913–14[1] | Scottish Division Two | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
1914–15[1] | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
1921–22[1] | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1922–23[1] | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
1923–24[1] | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
1924–25[1] | Scottish Division One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 123 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 138 | 4 | ||
St Bernard's | 1925–26[1] | Scottish Division Two | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Career total | 153 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 169 | 4 |
Honours
Cowdenbeath
- Scottish League Division Two (2): 1913–14, 1914–15[2][3]
- Scottish League Division Two second-place promotion (1): 1923–24[2][3]
Inverkeithing United
- Scottish Junior Cup (1): 1912–13[1]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d e f "Willie Birrell". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b Cowdenbeath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
- Adamson
- H. Allan
- R. Allan
- Archibald
- Armstrong
- R. Birrell
- W. Birrell
- Bostock
- G. Brown
- J. Brown
- Buchanan
- Buckley
- Burns
- Cairns
- Callaghan
- Cowan
- Curle
- Devlin
- Dickson
- Drummond
- Dryburgh
- Edwards
- Falconer
- Frame
- Geddes
- Gildea
- Gilfillan
- Glancy
- Gomis
- Grant
- Hamill
- Hay
- Hemmings
- Henderson
- Hendren
- Hughes
- Jack
- Jones
- Jordan
- Kinnell
- Laing
- Lancaster
- Law
- Leonard
- Liddle
- Lindsay
- Mackenzie
- Malone
- Mbu
- McArthur
- McDowell
- McGarr
- McGlashan
- McGregor
- McLauchlan
- Menzies
- Mercer
- Middleton
- Mowbray
- Murphy
- Murray
- Paatelainen
- J. Paterson
- W. Paterson
- Philp
- Ja. Pollock
- Jo. Pollock
- Pullar
- Quinn
- Rankin
- Rankine
- Reid
- Renfrew
- Ritchie
- J. Robertson
- P. Robertson
- Ross
- R. Russell
- T. Russell
- Smith
- Steele
- G. Stewart
- W. Stewart
- Tait
- Taylor
- Turnbull
- Venters
- Walker
- Wall
- Walls
- Ward
- Wilson
- Winter
- Wright
- Yardley
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