Willie Fotheringham
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Cowan Fotheringham | ||
Date of birth | 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Larkhall, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1981 | (aged 81–82)||
Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1921 | Airdrieonians | 81 | (0) |
1921–1924 | Dundee | 115 | (0) |
1924–1927 | Morton | 105 | (0) |
1927–1933 | St Mirren | 163 | (0) |
1933–1937 | Queen of the South | 116 | (0) |
Total | 580 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
1942–1945 | St Mirren | ||
1945–1948 | Cowdenbeath | ||
1950–1954 | Airdrieonians | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Cowan Fotheringham (1899 – 1981) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made over 700 first team league and cup appearances during his career with Dundee, Morton, Queen of the South, Airdrieonians and St Mirren, and was later manager of the latter two clubs as well as Cowdenbeath.[1]
Playing career
Airdrieonians
A native of
Dundee
Fotheringham joined
Fotheringham also played in a Dundee seven-game end of season tour to Spain in 1923 when the Dee were unbeaten against
Morton
Fotheringham joined Morton in 1924. They reached the 1925–26 Scottish Cup quarter-finals, losing to Rangers. He made another 105 appearances at Cappielow before departing in June 1927 for £275.
St Mirren
He joined St Mirren, playing 183 times for the Buddies.[3] In his six seasons at Love Street his team finished fifth three times, seventh once and eight once. They reached the 1928–29 Scottish Cup semi-finals where again Rangers were his nemesis. In 1931, St Mirren were eliminated in the semi-finals by Motherwell.
Queen of the South
Fotheringham signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South in 1933, and was part of many landmark events in the club's history[6] including a highly successful first season in the top division finishing fourth – their highest finish to date. Queens also made it to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup for the second time.[6] Fotheringham was part of the 16-player squad for the 11-game 1936 overseas tour and the Algiers invitational tournament. Queens returned with the trophy after beating Racing de Santander in the final.[7] He was at the club for the elimination of Rangers from the Scottish Cup in 1937.[6]
In his last season at Queens he saw off a challenge for the goalkeeper's jersey by Reuben Bennett.[8] In one game away to Arbroath, Fotheringham left behind his false teeth in the goalmouth at the ground in error. The teeth were returned to Fotheringham via a fish delivery lorry from Arbroath.[citation needed]
Although he played for 17 seasons in Scotland's top division, Fotheringham was never selected for the national team, nor the League Select team; the closest he came to international recognition was an appearance in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1923 during his Dundee spell.[1][9]
Managerial career
In 1942, he returned to
Fotheringham later on in life scouted for Carlisle United then Queen of the South, bringing George 'Chopper' Dickson to Dumfries.
See also
References
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ Biography of Willie Fotheringham
- ^ a b c d Willie Fotheringham Image 1 Queen of the South 1935, Vintage Footballers
- ^ Dundee beat Real Madrid and Barcelona amid lemons, guns and rammies, Evening Telegraph, 2 June 2018
- ^ "Dave Halliday", qosfc.com
- ^ a b c "Club History", official Queen of the South website
- ^ George McLachlan profile and 1936 Overseas tour feature on "Queens Legends", official Queen of the South FC website
- ^ 'Reuben Bennett' career profile, www.qosfc.com
- ^ Football | International Trial Match, The Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1923