Willie Finlay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Auchterderran, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2014 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Fife, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bowhill Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1956 | East Fife | 282 | (0) |
| 1956–1963 | Clyde | 182 | (3) |
| 1963–1964 | Raith Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 476 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Lochore Welfare | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willie Finlay (9 August 1926 – 4 September 2014) was a Scottish professional football player and coach.
Career
Born in Auchterderran, Finlay played as a centre half for Bowhill Rovers, East Fife, Clyde and Raith Rovers, making a total of 476 appearances in the Scottish Football League.[1]
With East Fife he won the League Cup three times; with Clyde he won the Scottish Cup. He also won a Scottish Cup runners-up medal, three Division B championship titles, and two Supplementary Cups.[2]
After retiring from playing he became manager of Lochore Welfare.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Obituary: Willie Finlay, East Fife footballer". The Scotsman. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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- 1926 births
- 2014 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish football managers
- East Fife F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football defenders
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- People from Cardenden
- Sportspeople from Fife
- Scottish football defender, 1920s birth stubs