Willie Lennie
Personal information
Full name William Lennie
Date of birth (1882-01-26)26 January 1882
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 23 August 1954(1954-08-23) (aged 72)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maryhill
1901–1902 Queen's Park 6 (0)
1902–1903 Rangers 5 (2)
1903–1904 Dundee 16 (7)
1904–1905 Fulham 17 (3)
1905–1913 Aberdeen 228 (61)
1913–1914 Falkirk 15 (2)
1914–1915 St Johnstone 5 (2)
Total 292 (77)
International career
1908 Scotland[1] 2 (1)
1910 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willie Lennie (26 January 1882 – 23 August 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Queen's Park, Rangers, Dundee, Fulham and Aberdeen.[3]

Lennie joined Aberdeen from Fulham in 1905 and spent eight years with the club, becoming the first Aberdeen player to play for Scotland in 1908.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][7][8]
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park 1901–02 Scottish Division One 6 0 3 1 9 1
Rangers 1901–02 Scottish Division One 0 0 0 0 0 0
1902–03 5 2 0 0 5 2
Total 5 2 0 0 5 2
Dundee 1903–04 Scottish Division One 16 7 5 1 21 8
Fulham 1904–05 SFL / WFL 17 3 0 0 17+ 3+
Aberdeen 1905–06 Scottish Division One 29 6 2 0 31 6
1906–07 31 9 2 0 33 9
1907–08 31 10 6 1 37 11
1908–09 29 12 2 1 31 13
1909–10 31 8 3 1 34 9
1910–11 27 7 4 0 31 7
1911–12 28 7 5 2 33 9
1912–13 22 2 0 0 22 2
Total 228 61 24 5 252 66
Falkirk 1913–14 Scottish Division One 15 2 - - 15+ 2+
St Johnstone 1914–15 Scottish Division Two 5 2 - - 5+ 2+
Career total 292 77 32+ 7+ 324+ 84+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1908 2 1
Total 2 1

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lennie goal

List of international goals scored by Willie Lennie
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 7 March 1908 Dens Park, Dundee Wales 2–1 2–1 1907–08 British Home Championship [10]

References

  1. ↑ "[Scotland player] William Lennie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "[SFL player] Willie Lennie". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "Willie Lennie". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rangers Player William Lennie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Willie Lennie". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Willie Lennie at the Scottish Football Association
  10. ↑ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (2 March 2023). "Scotland - International Matches 1901-1910". rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.


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