Willie Paul (footballer)

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Not to be confused with William Paul (footballer, born 1868).

Willie Paul
Personal information
Full name William Paul
Date of birth 7 February 1866
Place of birth Partick, Scotland[1]
Date of death 23 October 1911(1911-10-23) (aged 45)[1]
Place of death Govan, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884–1901 Partick Thistle 106 (73)
1890 → Queen's Park (loan) 0 (0)
National team
1888–1890 Scotland 3 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1] As an amateur, he was free to play for other teams and assisted Queen's Park on several occasions,[2] particularly in the 1890–91 season,[3] 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).[4][5]

He was capped three times by Scotland and scored five goals[6] (including four in one match in 1890).[1]

Personal life[]

Paul also worked as a shipwright at the Glasgow dockyards.[1] He died in 1911, at age 45, from an appendix-related ailment.[1] He was buried in the Western Necropolis in Maryhill.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Willie Paul – The First Partick Thistle Giant – Partick Thistle – The Early Years". ptearlyyears.net. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ In Memoriam. | William Paul. The Scottish Referee, 27 October 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. ^ Name: Paul, William, QPFC.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022
  4. ^ Clydesdale Harriers : Scotland’s Premier Club, Scottish Distance Running History, 8 April 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022
  5. ^ Clydesdale Harriers Sports: 1888 – 1895, Anent Scottish Running, 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022
  6. ^ "William Paul | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

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