Willie Fraser (footballer) explained

Willie Fraser
Full Name:William Alexander Fraser
Birth Date:24 February 1929
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Stirling Juniors
Years1:1946–1950
Caps1:63
Goals1:0
Years2:1950–1954
Clubs2:Airdrieonians
Caps2:103
Goals2:0
Years3:1954–1959
Clubs3:Sunderland
Caps3:127
Goals3:0
Years4:1959
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Clubs5:North Shields
Totalcaps:295
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1954
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

William Alexander Fraser (24 February 1929 – 7 March 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Born in Australia, Fraser started his professional footballing career with Third Lanark in 1946 and he made 63 appearances for the club until his departure to Airdrieonians in 1950.[1] He joined Airdrie in 1950 and played for them up to 1954 and made a total of 103 appearances at his time there.[1] He joined his third club, Sunderland, in 1954 and made his debut for them on 20 March 1954 against Tottenham Hotspur in 3–0 win at White Hart Lane.[2] Fraser played for Sunderland from 1954 up until 1959 in that time he had made 127 appearances for the North East club.[3] He left Sunderland and came to Nottingham Forest for one season, but played a mere two games and left for North Shields in 1959 before retiring.[1]

International career

He won his first cap for Scotland on 16 October 1954 against Wales in a 1–0 victory at Ninian Park.[4] He made one further appearance for his country, making a total of two caps.[5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willie Fraser. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. 2008-08-02.
  2. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Sunderland. The Stat Cat. 2008-08-02.
  3. Web site: Willie Fraser. The Stat Cat. 2008-08-02.
  4. Web site: Sat 16 October 1954 Wales 0 Scotland 1. London Hearts. 2008-08-02.
  5. Web site: William Fraser. London Hearts. 2008-08-02.
  6. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12116993.willie-fraser/ Willie Fraser