Willie Kinniburgh

William Daniel Kinniburgh (born 8 September 1984, in Glasgow) is a retired footballer who was the manager with Gartcairn F. A. Juniors in the West of Scotland Football League. He has played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell and the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and Partick Thistle.

William Kinniburgh
Personal information
Full name William Daniel Kinniburgh
Date of birth (1984-09-08) 8 September 1984
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2001 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Motherwell 58 (3)
2003 → Ayr United (loan) 7 (0)
2007 → Partick Thistle (loan) 6 (0)
2008–2012 Partick Thistle 79 (2)
2010 → Clyde (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013 Irvine Meadow ? (?)
2013–2014 Cambuslang Rangers ? (?)
2014–2015 Thorniewood United ? (?)
2015 Largs Thistle 5 (0)
2015 Hurlford Thistle ? (?)
International career‡
2004–2005 Scotland U-21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2022 Gartcairn F. A. Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2012

Career

Kinniburgh was a product of the Motherwell youth set-up and made his debut on 12 May 2002, against Dundee.[1] On 15 November 2003, Kinniburgh signed for Ayr United on loan.[2]

Kinniburgh joined Partick Thistle on loan in late 2007[3] and on 18 January 2008 was signed by them for an undisclosed fee.[4] He scored his first and only goal for Partick in a 2–1 defeat to Falkirk in April 2011.[5]

He joined Clyde on loan in January 2010, until the end of the season.[6]

Kinniburgh terminated his contract at Thistle in May 2012 to pursue a career as a police officer[7] and signed on a part-time basis for Scottish Junior West Region Junior champions Irvine Meadow the following month.[8][9] In June 2013, he signed for fellow Junior club Cambuslang Rangers,[10] however he left the club in January 2014.[11] Kinniburgh signed for Thorniewood United in August 2014.[12] After leaving Thorniewood, Kinniburgh signed for Largs Thistle in March 2015.[13] He made five appearances for the club before leaving in the summer by mutual consent.[14]

Kinniburgh made six appearances for the Scotland U-21 team in his early career.[15]

After spending time as a coach with Partick Thistle, Kinniburgh became manager of junior side Gartcairn F. A. Juniors.[16] He left the club in 2022.[17]

Personal life

His younger brother Steven is also a professional footballer,[18] currently caretaker manager of Corby Town.

Career statistics

Correct as 7 June 2011[19]

Club Season Competition League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2001-02 Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2002-03 Scottish Premier League 151100000161
2003-04 Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2004-05 Scottish Premier League 130102000160
2005-06 Scottish Premier League 210101000230
2006-07 Scottish Premier League 6000000060
2007-08 Scottish Premier League 1000100020
Total 583304000653
Ayr United (loan) 2003-04 Scottish First Division 7000000070
Total 7000000070
Partick Thistle (loan) 2007-08 Scottish First Division 6000000060
Total 6000000060
Partick Thistle 2007-08 Scottish First Division 130200000150
2008-09 Scottish First Division 180000010190
2009-10 Scottish First Division 2000001030
2010-11 Scottish First Division 230301000270
Total 561501020641
Combined Total 621501020701
Clyde (loan) 2009-10 Scottish Second Division 140000000140
Total 140000000140
Career Total 14148050201564

References
  1. "Youngsters inject sense of wellbeing". The Scotsman. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. "First Division". The Scotsman. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. "Kinniburgh heads for Firhill loan". BBC Sport. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. "Thistle seal Kinniburgh transfer". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. "Partick Thistle 1-2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. "Clyde to add Partick's Kinniburgh". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  7. Kinniburgh shuns football for police career, Daily Record / East Kilbride News, 27 June 2012
  8. Chris Jack (29 May 2012). "Hello, hello, hello! Thistle ace Willie quits to join police". Evening Times. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. "Thistle trio join Meadow". Scottish Football League. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  10. Smith, Kenny (19 June 2013). "Football: Lang sign up former SPL defender Kinniburgh". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  11. Smith, Kenny (23 January 2014). "Lang boss frustrated after Scottish Cup exit". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  12. O'Donnell, Jim (6 August 2014). "Wood win battle to sign Willie". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  13. Corral, Calum (2 April 2015). "Can Thistle turn the tables on Pollok?". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  14. Corral, Calum (9 July 2015). "Quality not quantity key to Thistle success". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  15. Neil Cameron (31 March 2004). "That's not so Plesan". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  16. Pirie, Mark (3 July 2020). "New Gartcairn boss Willie Kinniburgh aims to stay clear of relegation dogfight". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  17. Thomson, Paul. "Boss quits MTC PARK". Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  18. "Kinniburgh hoping to avoid big freeze". Scottish Professional Football League. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  19. "William Kinniburgh Statistics – Soccerbase". Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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