Willie Porter (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Porter[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| 1913–1919 | Raith Rovers | 84 | (6) |
| 1916 | → Armadale (loan) | ||
| 1918 | → St Mirren (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1919 | Ayr United | 7 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Raith Rovers | 40 | (5) |
| 1920–1926 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | → Philadelphia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | → Weymouth (loan) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
William Porter was a Scottish professional football centre half who made over 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.[1] He also played senior football for Heart of Midlothian, Ayr United, St Mirren and in the United States.[1][2][3]
Personal life[]
Porter served in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[4][5]
Honours[]
Philadelphia
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 1913–14[1] | Scottish First Division | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 1914–15[1] | 33 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 1915–16[1] | 21 | 1 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 6 | ||
| St Mirren (loan) | 1918–19[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Ayr United | 1918–19[1] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Raith Rovers | 1919–20[1] | Scottish First Division | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| 1920–21[1] | 10 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Raith Rovers total | 124 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 132 | 12 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1920–21[8] | Scottish First Division | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Philadelphia (loan) | 1921–22[6] | American Soccer League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 150 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 163 | 12 | ||
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Jose, Colin (25 June 1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921–1931. Scarecrow Press. p. 432. ISBN 9781461716129.
- ^ Third Lanark/All-Scots in Philly, 1921, Ed Farnsworth, The Philly Soccer Page, 26 January 2016
- ^ "Raith Rovers". www.scotlandswar.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Porter Willie Image 1 Raith Rovers 1920 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Willie Porter | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1922". homepages.sover.net. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Willie Porter – Hearts Career – from 09 Oct 1920 to 19 Mar 1921". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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