Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Noble Imrie | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Methil, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 26 December 1944[1] | (aged 36)||
Place of death | Windygates, Fife, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Youth career | |||
Dunnikier Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1927–1929 | St Johnstone | 72 | (7) |
1929–1933 | Blackburn Rovers | 165 | (23) |
1933–1938 | Newcastle United | 125 | (24) |
1938–1939 | Swansea Town | 27 | (1) |
1939–1940 | Swindon Town | 2 | (0) |
Total | 391 | (55) | |
International career | |||
1929 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Noble Imrie (4 March 1908 – 26 December 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half. [3]
Born in Methil, Imrie played club football for St Johnstone, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, [4] Swansea Town and Swindon Town. [5] [6] He made two appearances for Scotland in 1929 whilst a St Johnstone player, [7] and scored one goal against Germany. [8]
He later became a butcher, [5] before joining the British Army's 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards during World War II. [9] He developed cancer whilst on active duty and died in Fife in 1944. [10] One of only five Swindon players who died serving during the war, [9] [11] he is included on the club's commemorative plaque unveiled in 2014. [9]
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