Willie Kinniburgh

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William Kinniburgh
Personal information
Full name William Daniel Kinniburgh
Date of birth (1984-09-08) 8 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2001 Motherwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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.

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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]

ClubSeasonCompetitionLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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
Total583304000653
Ayr United (loan)2003-04 Scottish First Division 7000000070
Total7000000070
Partick Thistle (loan)2007-08 Scottish First Division 6000000060
Total6000000060
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
Total561501020641
Combined Total621501020701
Clyde (loan)2009-10 Scottish Second Division 140000000140
Total140000000140
Career Total14148050201564

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