Willie_Telfer_(footballer,_born_1909)

Willie Telfer (footballer, born 1909)

Willie Telfer (footballer, born 1909)

Scottish footballer

For the St Mirren and Rangers player, see Willie Telfer (footballer, born 1925).

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)[1] and Scotland.[2] 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,[3] and also played in two Scottish Cup finals (1931 and 1939, defeats to Celtic and Clyde respectively).[4]

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Both of his international caps came against Ireland; the second resulted in a loss in Glasgow,[5] and Telfer was one of five in the Scotland team who were not selected again.[6]

References

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