Bill Munro

William Davidson Munro (21 June 1934 – October 2023) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Career

Born in Glasgow on 21 June 1934,[1][2] Bill Munro played for Kilmarnock, Barrow and East Stirlingshire.[2] He was appointed manager of Clydebank, owned by the Steedman family who had previously owned East Stirlingshire while Munro was a player there.[3] Munro guided Clydebank to promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1977.[3] He later managed Airdrie and also worked in women's football (at Cumbernauld Ladies).[4]

Death

On 6 October 2023, it was announced that Munro had died at the age of 89.[5]

Honours
Clydebank

References
  1. "Bill Munro". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "BILLY MUNRO". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. Paul, Ian (14 April 1977). "The Clydebank fairy tale". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. Sinclair, Paul (30 November 1998). "Wimmin With The Tide". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. Grant, Tom (6 October 2023). "Former Clydebank manager Bill Munro dies aged 89". Clydebank Post. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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