Willie Corbett | |
Fullname: | William Risk Corbett |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1922 |
Birth Place: | Falkirk, Scotland |
Death Place: | Bonnybridge, Scotland |
Youthclubs1: | Dunipace Thistle[1] |
Youthyears2: | 1940–1941 |
Youthclubs2: | Maryhill |
Years1: | 1941–1948 |
Clubs1: | Celtic |
Caps1: | 48 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 1948–1949 |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1949–1950 |
Clubs3: | Leicester City |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1950–1951 |
Clubs4: | Yeovil Town |
Years5: | 1951–1952 |
Caps5: | 19 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1952–1953 |
Clubs6: | Greenock Morton |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 113 |
Totalgoals: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1942 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland (wartime) |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
William Risk Corbett (31 August 1922 – 31 July 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half.
Corbett made 60 official appearances for Celtic from 1946 to 1948 (having joined in 1941 during wartime)[2] and also played for Preston North End, Leicester City, Yeovil Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton.[3] He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[4] [5]
His two brothers, David and Norman, were also footballers.[4] [6]