Willie Coburn Explained

Willie Coburn
Birth Date:13 April 1941
Position:Full-back
Youthyears1:–1962
Youthclubs1:Crieff Earngrove
Years1:1962–1972
Clubs1:St Johnstone
Caps1:238
Goals1:12
Years2:1972–1973
Clubs2:Forfar Athletic
Caps2:32
Goals2:1
Years3:1973–1974
Clubs3:Cowdenbeath
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:281
Totalgoals:13

Willie Simpson Coburn (13 April 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He spent much of his career with St Johnstone and also played for Forfar Athletic and Cowdenbeath.[1] [2]

Coburn joined St Johnstone from Crieff Earngrove juniors in 1962 and went on to make 238 appearances for the Perth club before leaving in 1972 for Forfar Athletic.[3] He made 32 appearances and scored once in a season at Forfar.[4] He made 11 appearances at Cowdenbeath in the 1973–74 season.[5] Coburn was one of five players to be voted into St Johnstone's inaugural Hall of Fame in 2013.

Coburn died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 74.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Willie Coburn . . Glasgow . 9 December 2015 . 13 December 2015 . Jack . Davidson.
  2. Web site: Forfar Athletic Player William Coburn Details. www.fitbastats.com. 2016-11-27.
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/stjohnstone/stjohnstone.html Newcastle Fans profile
  4. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/forfar/forfar.html FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 - 2013/14
  5. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/cowdenbeath/cowdenbeath.html COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 - 2013/14
  6. Web site: Former player Willie Coburn passes away. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095044/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3921. dead. 8 December 2015.