Willie Paul (footballer) explained

Willie Paul (footballer) should not be confused with William Paul (footballer, born 1868).

Willie Paul
Birth Date:7 February 1866
Birth Place:Partick, Scotland
Death Place:Govan, Scotland
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1884–1901
Clubs1:Partick Thistle
Caps1:106
Goals1:73
Years2:1890
Clubs2:Queen's Park (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1888–1890
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:5

William Paul (7 February 1866 – 23 October 1911) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle and Scotland as a centre forward.

Career

Paul featured for Partick Thistle across three decades, with his statistics in competitive matches for the club standing at 127 goals in 218 appearances. As an amateur, he was free to play for other teams and assisted Queen's Park on several occasions,[1] particularly in the 1890–91 season,[2] also playing for the Clydesdale Harriers (today purely an athletics club but in that era also involved in football, its members including several of the west of Scotland's leading players).[3] [4]

He was capped three times by Scotland and scored five goals[5] (including four in one match in 1890).

Personal life

Paul also worked as a shipwright at the Glasgow dockyards. He died in 1911, at age 45, from an appendix-related ailment.[6] He was buried in the Western Necropolis in Maryhill.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1911/1911102701.htm In Memoriam. William Paul.
  2. http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/pq/paulw.htm Name: Paul, William
  3. http://www.scottishdistancerunninghistory.scot/clydesdale-harriers-scotlands-premier-club/ Clydesdale Harriers : Scotland's Premier Club
  4. http://www.anentscottishrunning.com/clydesdale-harriers-sports-1888-1895/ Clydesdale Harriers Sports: 1888 – 1895
  5. Web site: William Paul Scotland Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 15 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Willie Paul – The First Partick Thistle Giant – Partick Thistle – The Early Years . ptearlyyears.net . 30 August 2019 .