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Willie Telfer (footballer, born 1909)

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William Telfer
Personal information
Full name William Telfer
Date of birth (1909-03-21)21 March 1909
Place of birth Shotts, Scotland
Date of death 15 May 1986(1986-05-15) (aged 77)
Place of death Carluke, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Blantyre Celtic
1929–1942 Motherwell 284 (1)
International career
1932–1933 Scotland 2 (0)
1932 Scottish League XI 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Telfer (21 March 1909 – 15 May 1986) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Blantyre Celtic, Motherwell, Airdrieonians (wartime guest), Dumbarton (wartime guest)[2] and Scotland.[3] He was a member of the Motherwell team that won the club's only Scottish Football League title in 1931–32, missing only one match in that season,[4] and also played in two Scottish Cup finals (1931 and 1939, defeats to Celtic and Clyde respectively).[5]

Both of his international caps came against Ireland; the second resulted in a loss in Glasgow,[6] and Telfer was one of five in the Scotland team who were not selected again.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Willie Telfer". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 273)
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  5. ^ Willie Telfer, MotherWELLnet
  6. ^ Disappointing Scots | Half-Backs and Wing Men Weak, The Glasgow Herald, 18 September 1933
  7. ^ Sat 16 Sep 1933 Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
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