William Summers (born 14 July 1893) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Summers | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnbank, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Burnbank Athletic | |||
| 1918–1921 | Airdrieonians | 54 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | → St Bernard's (loan) | ||
| 1921–1927 | St Mirren | 185 | (4) |
| 1927–1932 | Bradford City | 121 | (1) |
| Newport County | |||
| International career | |||
| 1926 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Burnbank, Summers played for Burnbank Athletic, Airdrieonians, St Bernard's, St Mirren, Bradford City, Rochdale and Newport County.[1][2] For Bradford City, he made 121 appearances in the Football League; he also made 11 FA Cup appearances.[3]
Summers also earned one international cap for Scotland in 1926.[4][5]
Sources edit
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References edit
- ^ Frost, p. 407
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ "Profile". Scottish FA.
- ^ Willie Summers at National-Football-Teams.com
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