Willie Birrell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Oswald Birrell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
Date of death | December 1968[2] | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Canada | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1913 | Inverkeithing United | ||
1913–1925 | Cowdenbeath | 123 | (4) |
1925–1927 | St Bernard's | 30 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Oswald Birrell (2 March 1893 – December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and St Bernard's as a centre half.[1][2]
Personal life[]
Birrell served in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and later emigrated to Canada, where he worked for Salada tea.[2]
Career statistics[]
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Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cowdenbeath | 1913–14[1] | Scottish Division Two | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
1914–15[1] | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
1921–22[1] | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1922–23[1] | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
1923–24[1] | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
1924–25[1] | Scottish Division One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 123 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 138 | 4 | ||
St Bernard's | 1925–26[1] | Scottish Division Two | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Career total | 153 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 169 | 4 |
Honours[]
Cowdenbeath
- Scottish League Division Two (2): 1913–14, 1914–15[2][3]
- Scottish League Division Two second-place promotion (1): 1923–24[2][3]
Inverkeithing United
- Scottish Junior Cup (1): 1912–13[1]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[2]
References[]
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- 1893 births
- 1968 deaths
- Association football wing halves
- Footballers from Dunfermline
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders soldiers
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- Inverkeithing United F.C. players
- Scottish football midfielder stubs