Willie Porter (Scottish footballer)

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Willie Porter
Personal information
Full name William Porter [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1913 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1913–1919 Raith Rovers 84 (6)
1916Armadale (loan)
1918St Mirren (loan) 1 (0)
1919 Ayr United 7 (0)
1919–1920 Raith Rovers 40 (5)
1920–1926 Heart of Midlothian 18 (0)
1921–1922Philadelphia (loan) 11 (0)
1923–1924Weymouth (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Porter was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers. [1] A centre half, he also played senior football for Heart of Midlothian, Ayr United, St Mirren and in the United States. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

Porter served in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War. [4] [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raith Rovers 1913–14 [1] Scottish First Division 30420324
1914–15 [1] 331331
1915–16 [1] 211210
Total84620866
St Mirren (loan) 1918–19 [1] Scottish First Division1010
Ayr United 1918–19 [1] Scottish First Division7070
Raith Rovers 1919–20 [1] Scottish First Division30461365
1920–21 [1] 101101
Total124118113212
Heart of Midlothian 1920–21 [6] Scottish First Division18050230
Philadelphia (loan) 1921–22 [7] American Soccer League 11000110
Career total1501113116312

Honours

Philadelphia

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