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Willie Whigham
Personal information
Full name William Murdoch Morrison Whigham[1]
Date of birth (1939-10-09)9 October 1939[1]
Place of birth Airdrie, North Lanarkshire,[1] Scotland
Date of death 3 March 2021(2021-03-03) (aged 81)[2]
Place of death Airdrie,[2] Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shotts Bon Accord
1959–1960 Albion Rovers 1 (0)
1960–1966 Falkirk 186 (0)
1966–1972 Middlesbrough 187 (0)
1972–1973 Dumbarton 7 (0)
1974–1975 Darlington 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Murdoch Morrison Whigham (9 October 1939 – 3 March 2021) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Albion Rovers (as a trialist), Falkirk and Dumbarton, and in the English Football League for Middlesbrough and Darlington.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 574. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. ^ a b Davidson, Jack (19 March 2021). "Obituary: Willie Whigham, Falkirk footballer known for laid-back attitude". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Willie Whigham". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 October 2014.