Willie Porter | |
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Scotland |
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]
Personal life[]
Porter served in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3][4]
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[7] | Scottish First Division | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Philadelphia (loan) | 1921–22[5] | American Soccer League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 150 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 163 | 12 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ Jose, Colin (25 June 1998) (in en). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921–1931. Scarecrow Press. p. 432. ISBN 9781461716129.
- ↑ "Raith Rovers" (in en). http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/raith_rovers.html.
- ↑ "Porter Willie Image 1 Raith Rovers 1920 – Vintage Footballers" (in en-GB). http://vintagefootballers.com/product/porter-willie-image-1-raith-1920/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Willie Porter | SoccerStats.us". http://soccerstats.us/bios/willie-porter/.
- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1922". http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1922.html.
- ↑ "Willie Porter – Hearts Career – from 09 Oct 1920 to 19 Mar 1921". http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/porterwillie.html.
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