Willie Kilmarnock Explained

Willie Kilmarnock
Birth Date:16 January 1922
Birth Place:Irvine, Scotland
Clubs1:Irvine Meadow XI
Years2:1939–1956
Years3:1956–1958
Clubs2:Motherwell
Clubs3:Airdrieonians
Caps2:296
Caps3:32
Goals2:11
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:328
Totalgoals:11
Nationalyears1:1944
Nationalteam1:Scotland (wartime)
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1948
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

William Kilmarnock (16 January 1922 – 7 June 2009) was a Scottish footballer who most notably captained Motherwell's 1952 Scottish Cup winning team.[1] [2] He also played for Airdrie and Irvine Meadow XI.[3]

Kilmarnock played for Scotland in an unofficial wartime international and represented the Scottish Football League XI, but never received a full cap.[4] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/k/willie-kilmarnock/ Willie Kilmarnock
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090626155942/http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/Willie-Kilmarnock-Footballer-and-publican.5399279.jp Willie Kilmarnock: Footballer and publican
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. News: Willie Kilmarnock. 11 December 2011. Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club.