William Fleming (born 30 April 1901) was a Scottish footballer who played for Vale of Leven, Celtic, Ayr United and Dundee United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Fleming | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Duntocher Hibernian | ||
| 1922–1924 | Vale of Leven | 60 | (5) |
| 1924–1925 | Celtic | 19 | (10) |
| 1925–1934 | Ayr United | 284 | (25) |
| 1934–1935 | Dundee United | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 393 | (40) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Alexandria, his career path was unconventional in that he began his Scottish Football League career at local club Vale of Leven as a centre half,[1] was converted to a centre forward role in his one season at Celtic[2] (where he scored four goals in his debut but deputised for Jimmy McGrory and Patsy Gallacher and was not involved in their 1925 Scottish Cup Final victory),[3] continued up front in his first season at second-tier Ayr United where his goal return was a respectable 20 in 30 appearances, but then switched back to a defensive role, where he stayed for eight more years at Ayr[1] – which featured a promotion to the top tier as winners of 1927–28 Scottish Division Two followed by a sustained spell in the highest division – and in his final season with Dundee United back in the lower tier.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ (Celtic player) Fleming, William, FitbaStats
- ^ Fleming, Willie, The Celtic Wiki
- ^ Willie Fleming Player Profile, Arab Archive
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