Willie Simpson Coburn (13 April 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He spent much of his career with St Johnstone and also played for Forfar Athletic and Cowdenbeath.[1][2]

Willie Coburn
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-04-13)13 April 1941
Date of death 5 December 2015(2015-12-05) (aged 74)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
0000–1962 Crieff Earngrove
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1972 St Johnstone 238 (12)
1972–1973 Forfar Athletic 32 (1)
1973–1974 Cowdenbeath 11 (0)
Total 281 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coburn joined St Johnstone from Crieff Earngrove juniors in 1962 and went on to make 238 appearances for the Perth club before leaving in 1972 for Forfar Athletic.[3] He made 32 appearances and scored once in a season at Forfar.[4] He made 11 appearances at Cowdenbeath in the 1973–74 season.[5] Coburn was one of five players to be voted into St Johnstone's inaugural Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

Coburn died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 74.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Davidson, Jack (9 December 2015). "Willie Coburn". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Forfar Athletic Player William Coburn Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ Newcastle Fans profile
  4. ^ FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 - 2013/14
  5. ^ COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 - 2013/14
  6. ^ "Former player Willie Coburn passes away". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.