Willie Findlay

Scottish footballer

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Willie Findlay
Personal information
Full name	William Findlay
Date of birth	15 November 1922^[1]
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death	6 January 2001(2001-01-06) (aged 78)
Place of death	Hamilton, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Dalziel Works
–	Blantyre Victoria
1941–1947	Albion Rovers
1947–1954	Rangers	70	(37)
1954–1955	Albion Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Findlay (15 November 1922 – 6 January 2001) was a Scottish football player who played as an inside right.

Motherwell-born Findlay began his career with Scottish junior club Blantyre Victoria before moving to join Scottish Football League club Albion Rovers in December 1941.^[2] Findlay became recognized as one of the finest players ever to appear for the Cliftonhill side, forming a strong partnership on the right wing with Johnny McIlhatton.^[3]

Findlay's showings for Rovers earned him a £7,500 move to Rangers in April 1947.^[1] His spell at the Gers included scoring in the 1950 Scottish Cup Final in a 3–0 win over East Fife after only 26 seconds, which remains a record for the event.^[1] Findlay also scored in the 1951 Scottish League Cup Final, a 3–2 defeat by Dundee. During his time at Ibrox he netted 65 goals in 114 appearances in the three major competitions^[4] and won medals for both the League championship (1948–49 and 1949–50) and the Scottish Cup (1947–48 and 1949–50) – he contributed to two other cup wins but did not take part in the finals.

He returned to Albion Rovers in the 1954–55 season for a few months.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Willie Findlay, The Herald, 20 January 2001
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b Albion Rovers Greats, Albion Rovers FC (archived version, 2011)
^ (Rangers player) Findlay, Willie, FitbaStats