Bill Munro Explained
William Davidson Munro (21 June 1934 – 5 October 2023) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Career
Born in Glasgow on 21 June 1934,[1] Bill Munro played for Kilmarnock, Barrow and East Stirlingshire.[1] He was appointed manager of Clydebank, owned by the Steedman family who had previously owned East Stirlingshire while Munro was a player there.[2] Munro guided Clydebank to promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1977.[2] He later managed Airdrie and also worked in women's football (at Cumbernauld Ladies).[3]
Death
Munro died at the age of 89 on 5 October 2023.[4] [5]
Honours
- Clydebank
Notes and References
- Web site: BILLY MUNRO . www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com . 21 September 2012.
- News: The Clydebank fairy tale . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 14 April 1977 . 21 September 2012 . Ian . Paul.
- News: Wimmin With The Tide . Paul . Sinclair . Daily Record . Trinity Mirror . 30 November 1998 . 21 September 2012.
- News: Grant . Tom . Former Clydebank manager Bill Munro dies aged 89 . 6 October 2023 . Clydebank Post . 6 October 2023.
- https://announcements.glasgowworld.com/person/bill-munro/59e8fbe3-e0c8-4147-ba0e-7a1d8f33c8d3?notice=d37bf85d-7881-45ae-951e-db94b651a945 Bill Munro
