William Goldie Explained

William Goldie
Fullname:William Glover Goldie
Birth Date:22 January 1878
Birth Place:Hurlford, Scotland
Death Place:Hurlford, Scotland
Height:5ft 7in[1]
Years1:1895–1897
Clubs1:Hurlford Thistle
Years2:1897
Years3:1897–1903
Years4:1904–1908
Years5:1908–1911
Clubs5:Leicester Fosse
Caps3:158
Caps4:156
Caps5:82
Goals3:6
Goals4:5
Goals5:2

William Glover Goldie (22 January 1878 – 3 February 1952) was a footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.

Life and playing career

Born in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland, Goldie played for Hurlford Thistle and Clyde before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna on 25 November 1897.

He made his debut in a Football League Division One match on 2 April 1898 joining his brother, Archie, in the team. The siblings went on to appear together 44 more times before Archie moved to New Brighton Tower in 1900. Bill carried on as a regular in the Reds first team, not missing a match in the next three years. During this spell Goldie helped the Anfield club to their first English league title in 1901. Goldie scored a total of six goals in his time at Liverpool, his first coming on 3 September 1898.

He left Anfield in January 1904 (although he played his last match in April 1903, thereafter serving a ban for accepting illegal enhanced payments from prospective employers Portsmouth along with John Glover and Sam Raybould),[2] going on to play for Fulham for four years[3] (where he briefly played alongside another brother, Jack)[4] and Leicester Fosse for three.[1]

Honours

Liverpool

1900–01

Fulham

1905–06, 1906–07

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://playupliverpool.com/1952/02/03/william-glover-goldie-william-goldie-plaupliverpool-com/ William Glover Goldie (William Goldie)
  2. https://playupliverpool.com/1903/05/12/liverpool-report-portsmouth-to-the-fa/ Liverpool F.C. Report Portsmouth F.C. To The FA
  3. https://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/player/305/william-goldie.aspx William Goldie - Player Profile
  4. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/goldie-bill-image-1-liverpool-1900/ Goldie Bill Image 1 Liverpool 1900