Willie Paul (footballer)

Not to be confused with William Paul (footballer, born 1868).

Willie Paul

Personal information
Date of birth	7 February 1866
Place of birth	Partick, Scotland[1]
Date of death	23 October 1911(1911-10-23) (aged 45)[1]
Place of death	Govan, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1884–1901	Partick Thistle	106	(73)
1890	→ Queen's Park (loan)	0	(0)
International career
1888–1890	Scotland	3	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Paul (7 February 1866 – 23 October 1911) was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle and Scotland as a centre forward.

Career

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 life

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]

See also

• List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks

References

1. "Willie Paul – The First Partick Thistle Giant – Partick Thistle – The Early Years". ptearlyyears.net. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. In Memoriam. | William Paul. The Scottish Referee, 27 October 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
3. Name: Paul, William, QPFC.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022
4. Clydesdale Harriers : Scotland's Premier Club, Scottish Distance Running History, 8 April 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022
5. Clydesdale Harriers Sports: 1888 – 1895, Anent Scottish Running, 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022
6. "William Paul | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

External links

• Willie Paul at the Scottish Football Association
• International goals at Londonhearts.com
• IFFHS