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 lifeedit
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]
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willie, paul, footballer, confused, with, william, paul, footballer, born, 1868, william, paul, february, 1866, october, 1911, scottish, footballer, played, partick, thistle, scotland, centre, forward, willie, paulpersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, paulda. Not to be confused with William Paul footballer born 1868 William Paul 7 February 1866 23 October 1911 was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle and Scotland as a centre forward Willie PaulPersonal informationFull nameWilliam PaulDate of birth7 February 1866Place of birthPartick Scotland 1 Date of death23 October 1911 1911 10 23 aged 45 1 Place of deathGovan ScotlandPosition s Centre forwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1884 1901Partick Thistle106 73 1890 Queen s Park loan 0 0 International career1888 1890Scotland3 5 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editPaul 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 editPaul 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 editList of Scotland national football team hat tricksReferences edit a b c d e f g 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 editWillie Paul at the Scottish Football Association nbsp International goals at Londonhearts com IFFHS nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a forward born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willie Paul footballer amp oldid 1164312165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
