Willie Porteous

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Willie Porteous
Personal information
Full name William Porteous
Date of birth 13 November 1878 [1]
Place of birth Wamphray, Scotland
Date of death 9 April 1962(1962-04-09) (aged 83)
Place of death Bangour, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Vale of Grange
1899 Bo'ness
1899–1904 Heart of Midlothian 69 (31)
1904–1905 Portsmouth
1905–1907 Falkirk 13 (4)
International career
1903 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Porteous (13 November 1878 - 9 April 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Dumfriesshire but raised in Linlithgow, he played club football for Heart of Midlothian, [2] Portsmouth and Falkirk [3] and was a Scottish Cup winner with Hearts in 1901 in which he scored, [4] as well as a losing finalist in 1903 where he missed a good scoring opportunity. [1] [5]

Porteous made one appearance for Scotland in 1903. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN   9798513846642.
  2. "Bill Porteous". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  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. 1 2 Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 239.
  5. Porteous Willie Image 1 Heart of Midlothian 1902, Vintage Footballers