Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Paul | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1866 | ||
Place of birth | Partick, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 23 October 1911 45)[1] | (aged||
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) |
International career | |||
1888–1890 | Scotland | 3 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Willie Paul – The First Partick Thistle Giant – Partick Thistle – The Early Years". ptearlyyears.net. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ In Memoriam. | William Paul. The Scottish Referee, 27 October 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ↑ Name: Paul, William, QPFC.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022
- ↑ Clydesdale Harriers : Scotland’s Premier Club, Scottish Distance Running History, 8 April 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022
- ↑ Clydesdale Harriers Sports: 1888 – 1895, Anent Scottish Running, 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022
- ↑ "William Paul | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
External links
- Willie Paul at the Scottish Football Association
- International goals at Londonhearts.com
- IFFHS