Willie Pullar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Pullar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1900[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fountainbridge, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 January 1954 (aged 53)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1921 | Dalkeith Thistle | ||
| 1921–1930 | Cowdenbeath | 289 | (45) |
| 1930–1932 | Leith Athletic | 32 | (2) |
| 1932 | Raith Rovers | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Pullar (11 April 1900 – 17 January 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 290 appearances as an outside right in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath.[2][3] He also played for Leith Athletic and Raith Rovers.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Pullar served in the British Army during the First World War.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 1921–22[1] | Scottish Second Division | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 1922–23[1] | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | ||
| 1923–24[1] | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 1924–25[1] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| 1925–26[1] | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| 1926–27[1] | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 1927–28[1] | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 1928–29[1] | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 1929–30[1] | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| Total | 289 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 306 | 48 | ||
| Leith Athletic | 1930–31[1] | Scottish First Division | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1931–32[1] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Raith Rovers | 1931–32[1] | Scottish Second Division | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 327 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 345 | 50 | ||
Honours
[edit]Cowdenbeath
- Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion: 1923–24[1][4]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d "Willie Pullar". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, Ron (30 June 2014). Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil: A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football. Saint Andrew Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780861538744.
- ^ Cowdenbeath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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Categories:
- Scottish men's footballers
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- 1900 births
- 1954 deaths
- Dalkeith Thistle F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1900s birth stubs