Willie Waddell (footballer, born 1919)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Waddell | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Renfrew, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1979 | (aged 59–60)||
Place of death | South Yorkshire, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Strathclyde | ||
– | Renfrew | ||
1938–1950 | Aberdeen | 74 | (0) |
1950–1953 | Kettering Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Waddell (12 December 1919 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played primarily as a centre half for Aberdeen and Kettering Town.[2] Waddell played for Aberdeen in their 1947 Scottish Cup Final victory against Hibernian.[1][3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1938-39 | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
1939-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
1940-41 | Competitive Football
Cancelled Due to WW2 | |||||||||
1941-42 | ||||||||||
1942-43 | ||||||||||
1943-44 | ||||||||||
1944-45 | ||||||||||
1945-46 | ||||||||||
1946-47 | Scottish Division One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
1947-48 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
1948-49 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
1949-50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 74 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 98 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Willie Waddell, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ Aberdeen: 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Winners' Reward for Consistency". The Herald. Glasgow. 21 April 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Renfrew F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. wartime guest players
- Celtic F.C. wartime guest players
- York City F.C. wartime guest players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Renfrew
- Footballers from Renfrewshire
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish men's footballers
- 1979 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1910s birth stubs