Willie Rankin (footballer, born 1895)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Rankin[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Burnbank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1950 | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1916 | Burnbank Athletic | ||
| 1916–1917 | Parkhead Juniors | ||
| 1917–1924 | Motherwell | 230 | (54) |
| 1921 | → Third Lanark (loan) | ||
| 1924–1929 | Cowdenbeath | 168 | (22) |
| 1927 | → Peebles Rovers (loan) | ||
| 1929–1932 | Clyde | 79 | (9) |
| Montrose | |||
| Benoni | |||
| International career | |||
| 1919–1923 | Scottish League XI | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Rankin was a Scottish professional football inside right who made over 470 appearances in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Cowdenbeath and Clyde.[2][3][4] He represented the Scottish League XI.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 1917–18[1] | Scottish First Division | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| 1918–19[1] | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 1919–20[1] | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 1920–21[1] | 36 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 7 | ||
| 1921–22[1] | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 1922–23[1] | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 1923–24[1] | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Total | 230 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 249 | 56 | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 1924–25[1] | Scottish First Division | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 1925–26[1] | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27[1] | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 1927–28[1] | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 1928–29[1] | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7 | ||
| Total | 168 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 175 | 25 | ||
| Clyde | 1929–30[1] | Scottish First Division | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
| 1930–31[1] | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 1931–32[1] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 477 | 85 | 31 | 8 | 508 | 93 | ||
Honours
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Willie Rankin – motherWELLnet". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Rankin Willie Image 1 Motherwell 1922 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Willie Rankin – Scotland Football League Record from 22 Feb 1919 to 31 Oct 1923 clubs – Motherwell". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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