Willie Garner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Garner | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campsie Black Watch | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1981 | Aberdeen | 113 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1982–1983 | → Rochdale (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Alloa Athletic (player-manager) | 48 | (6) |
| 1984–1986 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Cove Rangers | ||
| 1987–1988 | Rosslyn Sport | ||
| 1988–1990 | Keith | ||
| 1990 | FC Stoneywood | ||
| 1990–1992 | Berwick Rangers | 47 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | Craigroyston (player-manager) | ||
| 1995–1997 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| Total | 224 | (10) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1988–1990 | Keith | ||
| 1992–1995 | Craigroyston | ||
| 1995–1999 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| 2000–2002 | Harthill Royal | ||
| 2005–2006 | Glenrothes | ||
| 2008–2011 | Tayport | ||
| 2014 | Ballingry Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 9 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
William "Willie" Garner (born 24 July 1955) is a Scottish former footballer best known for playing for Aberdeen. He is now a manager, mainly of clubs in the junior ranks of Scottish football.
Career
Willie Garner was born in Stirling in 1955. He signed for Aberdeen from Campsie Black Watch in 1975. He was part of the team which won the Scottish League Cup in 1976.[1] He left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Celtic, where he only played two first team games. He joined Alloa Athletic in 1982 as player/manager, before returning to Aberdeen in 1984 to become assistant manager to Alex Ferguson. After two years as Ferguson's number two, he played for a number of Highland League and Junior clubs before signing for Berwick Rangers, where he remained for two years before retiring in 1992.
He was manager of Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region side Ballingry Rovers between October and November 2014, when they folded after 62 years in existence.
Honours
Aberdeen
Scottish League Cup Winner - 1976
External links
References
- ^ McGoldrick, Kevin (23 February 2005). "The Glens of Tranquillity". highbeam.com. Daily Record. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- Scottish footballers
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stirling
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Cove Rangers F.C. players
- Keith F.C. players
- F.C. Stoneywood players
- Craigroyston F.C. players
- Newtongrange Star F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Association football central defenders
- Scottish football managers
- Alloa Athletic F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers