Willie Ferguson (footballer)

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Willie Ferguson
Personal information
Full name William Ferguson
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1895–1897 Jordanhill
1895–1897 Maryhill
1895–1897 Celtic 26 (14)
1897–1900 Burnley 33 (7)
1900 Manchester City 0 (0)
International career
1896 Scottish League XI [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ferguson was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an outside left. He won the Scottish Football League title in 1895–96 while playing with Celtic, and in the same year represented the Scottish Football League XI and played in two international trial matches, but a full cap for Scotland never came his way. He then moved to England to join Burnley in early 1897. [2]

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References

  1. "[SFL player] Willie Ferguson". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)