Willie Findlay
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Findlay | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 2001 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dalziel Works | ||
| – | Blantyre Victoria | ||
| 1941–1947 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 1947–1954 | Rangers | 70 | (37) |
| 1954–1955 | Albion Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Findlay (15 November 1922 – 6 January 2001) was a Scottish football player who played as an inside right.
Motherwell-born Findlay began his career with Scottish junior club Blantyre Victoria before moving to join Scottish Football League club Albion Rovers in December 1941.[2] Findlay became recognized as one of the finest players ever to appear for the Cliftonhill side, forming a strong partnership on the right wing with Johnny McIlhatton.[3]
Findlay's showings for Rovers earned him a £7,500 move to Rangers in April 1947.[1] His spell at the Gers included scoring in the 1950 Scottish Cup Final in a 3–0 win over East Fife after only 26 seconds, which remains a record for the event.[1] Findlay also scored in the 1951 Scottish League Cup Final, a 3–2 defeat by Dundee. During his time at Ibrox he netted 65 goals in 114 appearances in the three major competitions[4] and won medals for both the League championship (1948–49 and 1949–50) and the Scottish Cup (1947–48 and 1949–50) – he contributed to two other cup wins but did not take part in the finals.
He returned to Albion Rovers in the 1954–55 season for a few months.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Willie Findlay, The Herald, 20 January 2001
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Albion Rovers Greats, Albion Rovers FC (archived version, 2011)
- ^ (Rangers player) Findlay, Willie, FitbaStats
- Sources
- Willie Findlay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1922 births
- 2001 deaths
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Footballers from Motherwell
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Blantyre Victoria F.C. players
- Men's association football inside forwards
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen