Willie Fraser (footballer)

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Willie Fraser
Personal information
Full name William Alexander Fraser[1]
Date of birth 24 February 1929
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Date of death 7 March 1996(1996-03-07) (aged 67)
Place of death Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Stirling Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1950 Third Lanark 63 (0)
1950–1954 Airdrieonians 103 (0)
1954–1959 Sunderland 127 (0)
1959 Nottingham Forest 2 (0)
North Shields
Total 295 (0)
National team
1954 Scotland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Alexander Fraser (24 February 1929 – 7 March 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a goalkeeper.[1]

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.[2] He joined Airdrie in 1950 and played for them up to 1954 and made a total of 103 appearances at his time there.[2] 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.[3] Fraser played for Sunderland from 1954 up until 1959 in that time he had made 127 appearances for the North East club.[4] 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.[2]

International career[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Willie Fraser". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Willie Fraser". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Willie Fraser". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Sat 16 October 1954 Wales 0 Scotland 1". London Hearts. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  6. ^ "William Fraser". London Hearts. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
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