Willie Paul (footballer)

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

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

Willie Paul
Personal information
Full name William Paul
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

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

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.


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