Willie Barclay



A pacey winger, on his day Willie Barclay was a great player, he was very tricky and had a creative spark which could enthral the crowd. His debut for the club was indeed a memorable one, on the opening day of the 1945/46 season he would help the club record a fantastic 3-0 over Rangers at Ibrox. Willie signed for the club in 1945 after being in impressive form for his hometown club Larkhall Thistle, he would stay at Fir Park for four years making 69 appearances scoring 7 goals. English side Bury offered the club £4,000 in 1949, a huge sum of money in those days which the club couldn’t refuse to turn down.

Name:
 Willie Barclay
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Date of Birth:
11th July 1924
Place of Birth:
Larkhall
Position:
 Winger
Nationality:
 Scottish

Football Career:

 Larkhall Thistle 1945
 Motherwell  1945 1949 
Bury  1949 1950
Clyde  1950 1951
Third Lanark  1952  1956
Hamilton Academical (Loan)  1956  1957
 Montrose  1956  1957

Well Career:

Apps Goals
League:
55 6
Scottish Cup:
4 1
League Cup:
10 0
Other:
0 0
Total:
69 7