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Willie Toner
William Toner (18 December 1929 – 16 March 1999) was a Scottish football player and manager, who played for Celtic, Sheffield United, Kilmarnock, Hibernian and Ayr United. He represented the Scotland national football team twice, and later managed Dumbarton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Toner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1999 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1948 | Shettleston[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1951 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 1951–1954 | Sheffield United | 55 | (2) |
| 1954–1962 | Kilmarnock | 186 | (4) |
| 1962–1963 | Hibernian | 9 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Ayr United | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 270 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1958 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| 1958–1960[3] | Scottish League XI | 5 | (0) |
| 1960–1961[4] | SFL trial v SFA | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Dumbarton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His son Kevin became a Scottish Premier League referee.[5]
Honours edit
- Kilmarnock
- Scottish Cup: runner-up 1956–57, 1959–60
- Scottish League Cup: runner-up 1960–61
- Dumbarton
- Stirlingshire Cup: 1964-65
References edit
- ^ "Willie Toner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Willie Toner, KillieFC.com
- ^ SFL player William Toner, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
- ^ Kilmarnock 4 Aberdeen 2: Kris of death for Dons, The Sunday Times, 30 October 2005.
External links edit
- Willie Toner at the Scottish Football Association
- Willie Toner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database