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style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 13 March 1897</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Cellardyke" title="Cellardyke">Cellardyke</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 29 November 1968(1968-11-29) (aged 71)<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)">Forward</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Team</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: 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style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 77</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (19)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">0000–1920</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy_United_F.C." title="Kirkcaldy United F.C.">Kirkcaldy United</a> (guest)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" 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style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (22)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">1927–1930</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a> (player-manager)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">1930–1935</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_%26_Boscombe_Athletic_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C.">Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">1935–1939</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">1939–1952</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals</td></tr></tbody></table> William Birrell (13 March 1897 – 29 November 1968) was a Scottish professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> who played as a <a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)">forward</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career">edit</a>]</div> Birrell made over 220 appearances as a <a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)">forward</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League">Football League</a> for <a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_F.C." title="Middlesbrough F.C.">Middlesbrough</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Joyce-1">[1]</a> He also made over 120 appearances in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish League</a> for <a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> He began his career in management <a href="/wiki/Player_manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Player manager">while a player</a> at Raith Rovers and after his retirement, he managed Football League clubs <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_%26_Boscombe_Athletic_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C.">Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-vintagefootballers-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-ChelseaProfile-6">[6]</a> On 19 April 1939, he was appointed the new <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> manager.<a href="#cite_note-ChelseaProfile-6">[6]</a> The <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a> forced the Football League to be abandoned less than half a year following Birrell's appointment.<a href="#cite_note-ChelseaWW2-7">[7]</a> During wartime, he led Chelsea to two consecutive <a href="/wiki/Football_League_War_Cup" title="Football League War Cup">Football League War Cup South Final</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley</a>, winning the cup in <a href="/wiki/1945_Football_League_War_Cup_South_final" title="1945 Football League War Cup South final">1945</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ChelseaWW2-7">[7]</a> In wartime, Birrell developed the idea of a youth team for Chelsea, and on 25 May 1940, the Chelsea Junior team, a team which included future <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Ron_Greenwood" title="Ron Greenwood">Ron Greenwood</a>, played their first match against <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> Birrell's plan was fully implemented after the war, with the sponsorship of The Tudor Rose Boys' Club, allowing them to run four teams in the Harrow and Wembley League.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> Birrell's brother <a href="/wiki/Bob_Birrell_(footballer)" title="Bob Birrell (footballer)">Bob</a> was also a footballer.<a href="#cite_note-vintagefootballers-5">[5]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Career statistics">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player">Player</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Player">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"> <caption>Appearances and goals by club, season and competition </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Club </th> <th rowspan="2">Season </th> <th colspan="3">League </th> <th colspan="2">National Cup </th> <th colspan="2">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th>Division </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th> <th>Apps </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1915%E2%80%9316_Scottish_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="1915–16 Scottish Division One">1915–16</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Football League Division One">Scottish Division One</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>5 </td> <td colspan="2">— </td> <td>13 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1916%E2%80%9317_Scottish_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="1916–17 Scottish Division One">1916–17</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td colspan="2">— </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_Scottish_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="1919–20 Scottish Division One">1919–20</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td>35 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_Scottish_Division_One" class="mw-redirect" title="1920–21 Scottish Division One">1920–21</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>77 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>84 </th> <th>21 </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_F.C." title="Middlesbrough F.C.">Middlesbrough</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1920-21_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1920-21 Football League First Division">1920–21</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>2 </td> <td colspan="2">— </td> <td>14 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1921-22_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1921-22 Football League First Division">1921–22</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td>35 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1922-23_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1922-23 Football League First Division">1922–23</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td>38 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1923-24_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1923-24 Football League First Division">1923–24</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1924-25_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1924-25 Football League Second Division">1924–25</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1925-26_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1925-26 Football League Second Division">1925–26</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td>42 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1926-27_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1926-27 Football League Second Division">1926–27</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td>41 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1927-28_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1927-28 Football League First Division">1927–28</a><a href="#cite_note-11v11-10">[10]</a> </td> <td>First Division </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>225 </th> <th>59 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>235 </th> <th>63 </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">Raith Rovers </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_Scottish_Division_One" title="1927–28 Scottish Division One">1926–27</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td>Scottish Division One </td> <td>15 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_Scottish_Division_Two" title="1929–30 Scottish Division Two">1929–30</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Division_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Football League Division Two">Scottish Division Two</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_Scottish_Division_Two" title="1930–31 Scottish Division Two">1930–31</a><a href="#cite_note-Litster-4">[4]</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>128 </th> <th>41 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>140 </th> <th>55 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Career total </th> <th>353 </th> <th>100 </th> <th>22 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>375 </th> <th>118 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manager">Manager</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Manager">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th rowspan="2">From </th> <th rowspan="2">To </th> <th colspan="5">Record </th> <th rowspan="2">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <th>G</th> <th>W</th> <th>D</th> <th>L</th> <th>Win % </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a> (player-manager) </td> <td>1927 </td> <td>1930 </td> <td style="text-align:center">123 </td> <td style="text-align:center">45 </td> <td style="text-align:center">24 </td> <td style="text-align:center">54 </td> <td style="text-align:center">036.59 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_%26_Boscombe_Athletic_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C.">Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic</a> </td> <td>August 1930 </td> <td>May 1935 </td> <td style="text-align:center">220 </td> <td style="text-align:center">67 </td> <td style="text-align:center">56 </td> <td style="text-align:center">97 </td> <td style="text-align:center">030.45 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Soccerbase-12">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a> </td> <td>May 1935 </td> <td>April 1939 </td> <td style="text-align:center">184 </td> <td style="text-align:center">85 </td> <td style="text-align:center">42 </td> <td style="text-align:center">57 </td> <td style="text-align:center">046.20 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Soccerbase-12">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> </td> <td>April 1939 </td> <td>April 1952 </td> <td style="text-align:center">285 </td> <td style="text-align:center">96 </td> <td style="text-align:center">74 </td> <td style="text-align:center">115 </td> <td style="text-align:center">033.68 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Soccerbase-12">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Total </th> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">812 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">293 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">196 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">323 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;background:#efefef;text-align:center">036.08 </td> <th>— </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Honours">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_player">As a player</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: As a player">edit</a>]</div> Middlesbrough <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Football League Second Division</a>: <a href="/wiki/1926-27_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1926-27 Football League Second Division">1926–27</a><a href="#cite_note-vintagefootballers-5">[5]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_manager">As a manager</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: As a manager">edit</a>]</div> Chelsea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League South">Football League South</a> War Cup: 1943–44, 1944–45<a href="#cite_note-ChelseaWW2-7">[7]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Birrell&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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Who's Who of Chelsea. Mainstream Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84596-010-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-84596-010-6"><bdi>1-84596-010-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Who%27s+Who+of+Chelsea&rft.pub=Mainstream+Publishing&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=1-84596-010-6&rft.au=Matthews%2C+Tony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABilly+Birrell" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMears,_Brian2004" class="citation book cs1">Mears, Brian (2004). Chelsea: A 100-year History. 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title="James Logan (footballer, born 1885)">Logan</a> (1919–26)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1883)" title="George Wilson (footballer, born 1883)">G. Wilson</a> (1926–27)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Birrell</a> (1927–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Logan_(footballer,_born_1885)" title="James Logan (footballer, born 1885)">Logan</a> (1930–33)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bennie" title="Bob Bennie">Bennie</a> (1933–34)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Archibald" title="Sandy Archibald">Archibald</a> (1934–39)</li> <li>Reekie (1939–45)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Herdman" title="Bert Herdman">Herdman</a> (1945–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Shaw_(footballer,_born_1896)" title="Hugh Shaw (footballer, born 1896)">Shaw</a> (1961–62)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfie_Conn_Sr." title="Alfie Conn Sr.">Conn</a> (1962–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Cowie_(footballer)" title="Doug Cowie (footballer)">Cowie</a> (1963–64)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Farm" title="George Farm">Farm</a> (1964–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Walker_(footballer,_born_1915)" title="Tommy Walker (footballer, born 1915)">Walker</a> (1967–69)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Millar_(footballer,_born_1934)" title="Jimmy Millar (footballer, born 1934)">Millar</a> (1969–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Baxter_(Scottish_footballer)" title="Bill Baxter (Scottish footballer)">Baxter</a> (1970–71)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Farm" title="George Farm">Farm</a> (1971–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Paton" title="Bert Paton">Paton</a> (1974–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Matthew" title="Andy Matthew">Matthew</a> (1975–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_McLean_(footballer,_born_1935)" title="Willie McLean (footballer, born 1935)">W. McLean</a> (1978–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wallace_(footballer,_born_1943)" title="Gordon Wallace (footballer, born 1943)">Wallace</a> (1979–83)</li> <li>B. Wilson (1983–86)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Connor" title="Frank Connor">Connor</a> (1986–90)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Nicholl" title="Jimmy Nicholl">Nicholl</a> (1990–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Thomson_(footballer,_born_1937)" title="Jimmy Thomson (footballer, born 1937)">Thomson</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McLean" title="Tommy McLean">T. McLean</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iain_Munro" title="Iain Munro">Munro</a> (1996–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Nicholl" title="Jimmy Nicholl">Nicholl</a> (1997–99)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McVeigh_(footballer)" title="John McVeigh (footballer)">McVeigh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hetherston" title="Peter Hetherston">Hetherston</a> (1999–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jocky_Scott" title="Jocky Scott">Scott</a> (2001–02)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Calder%C3%B3n" title="Antonio Calderón">Calderón</a> (2002–04)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Anelka" title="Claude Anelka">Anelka</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Dalziel" title="Gordon Dalziel">Dalziel</a> (2004–06)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Levein" title="Craig Levein">Levein</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McGlynn_(Scottish_footballer)" title="John McGlynn (Scottish footballer)">McGlynn</a> (2006–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Murray" title="Grant Murray">G. Murray</a> (2012–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_McKinnon_(footballer)" title="Ray McKinnon (footballer)">McKinnon</a> (2015–16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Locke_(Scottish_footballer)" title="Gary Locke (Scottish footballer)">Locke</a> (2016–17)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hughes_(footballer,_born_1964)" title="John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)">Hughes</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Smith_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)">Smith</a> (2017–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McGlynn_(Scottish_footballer)" title="John McGlynn (Scottish footballer)">McGlynn</a> (2018–22)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Murray_(footballer)" title="Ian Murray (footballer)">I. Murray</a> (2022–24)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neill_Collins" title="Neill Collins">Collins</a> (2024–)</li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AFC_Bournemouth_–_managers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#E00000; color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 black,inset -1px -1px 0 black; width: 87%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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Kitcher (page does not exist)">Kitcher</a> (1914–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Kinghorn" title="Harry Kinghorn">Kinghorn</a> (1923–25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Knighton" title="Leslie Knighton">Knighton</a> (1925–28)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Richards_(football_manager)" title="Frank Richards (football manager)">Richards</a> (1928–30)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Birrell</a> (1930–35)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Crompton" title="Bob Crompton">Crompton</a> (1935–36)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Bell_(footballer,_born_1894)" title="Charlie Bell (footballer, born 1894)">Bell</a> (1936–39)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Kinghorn" title="Harry Kinghorn">Kinghorn</a> (1939–47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Lowe_(footballer,_born_1907)" title="Harry Lowe (footballer, born 1907)">Lowe</a> (1947–50)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Bruton" title="Jack Bruton">Bruton</a> (1950–56)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Cox" title="Freddie Cox">Cox</a> (1956–58)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Welsh" title="Don Welsh">Welsh</a> (1958–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_McGarry" title="Bill McGarry">McGarry</a> (1961–63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reg_Flewin" title="Reg Flewin">Flewin</a> (1963–65)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Cox" title="Freddie Cox">Cox</a> (1965–70)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bond_(footballer)" title="John Bond (footballer)">J. Bond</a> (1970–73)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hartley" title="Trevor Hartley">Hartley</a> (1974–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Nelson_(footballer)" title="Tony Nelson (footballer)">Nelson</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Benson_(footballer,_born_1942)" title="John Benson (footballer, born 1942)">Benson</a> (1975–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Stock" title="Alec Stock">Stock</a> (1979–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Webb_(footballer)" title="David Webb (footballer)">Webb</a> (1980–82)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Megson" title="Don Megson">Megson</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Redknapp" title="Harry Redknapp">Redknapp</a> (1983–92)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Pulis" title="Tony Pulis">Pulis</a> (1992–94)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Williams_(footballer,_born_1960)" title="John Williams (footballer, born 1960)">Williams</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Machin" title="Mel Machin">Machin</a> (1994–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_O%27Driscoll" title="Sean O'Driscoll">O'Driscoll</a> (2000–06)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Roach_(footballer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Roach (footballer) (page does not exist)">Roach</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Murdoch_(football_manager)" title="Stuart Murdoch (football manager)">Murdoch</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bond_(English_footballer)" title="Kevin Bond (English footballer)">K. Bond</a> (2006–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Quinn_(footballer,_born_1959)" title="Jimmy Quinn (footballer, born 1959)">Quinn</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Howe" title="Eddie Howe">Howe</a> (2008–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Bradbury" title="Lee Bradbury">Bradbury</a> (2011–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Groves_(footballer)" title="Paul Groves (footballer)">Groves</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Howe" title="Eddie Howe">Howe</a> (2012–20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Tindall" title="Jason Tindall">Tindall</a> (2020–21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Woodgate" title="Jonathan Woodgate">Woodgate</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Parker" title="Scott Parker">Parker</a> (2021–22)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_O%27Neil" title="Gary O'Neil">O'Neil</a> (2022–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andoni_Iraola" title="Andoni Iraola">Iraola</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div> (c) = <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_manager" title="Caretaker manager">caretaker manager</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Knighton">Knighton</a> (1933–39)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Birrell</a> (1939–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Drake" title="Ted Drake">Drake</a> (1952–61)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Docherty" title="Tommy Docherty">Docherty</a> (1961–67)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Suart" title="Ron Suart">Suart</a>c (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Sexton" title="Dave Sexton">Sexton</a> (1967–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Suart" title="Ron Suart">Suart</a>i (1974–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_McCreadie" title="Eddie McCreadie">McCreadie</a> (1975–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Shellito" title="Ken Shellito">Shellito</a> (1977–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Blanchflower" title="Danny Blanchflower">Blanchflower</a> (1978–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Hurst" title="Geoff Hurst">Hurst</a> (1979–81)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Gould" title="Bobby Gould">Gould</a>c (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Neal_(footballer,_born_1932)" title="John Neal (footballer, born 1932)">Neal</a> (1981–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hollins" title="John Hollins">Hollins</a> (1985–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Campbell_(English_footballer)" title="Bobby Campbell (English footballer)">Campbell</a> (1988–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Porterfield" title="Ian Porterfield">Porterfield</a> (1991–93)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Webb_(footballer)" title="David Webb (footballer)">Webb</a>i (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hoddle" title="Glenn Hoddle">Hoddle</a>p (1993–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruud_Gullit" title="Ruud Gullit">Gullit</a>p (1996–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gianluca_Vialli" title="Gianluca Vialli">Vialli</a>p (1998–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Rix" title="Graham Rix">Rix</a>c (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudio_Ranieri" title="Claudio Ranieri">Ranieri</a> (2000–04)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho" title="José Mourinho">Mourinho</a> (2004–07)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avram_Grant" title="Avram Grant">Grant</a> (2007–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luiz_Felipe_Scolari" title="Luiz Felipe Scolari">Scolari</a> (2008–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Wilkins" title="Ray Wilkins">Wilkins</a>c (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guus_Hiddink" title="Guus Hiddink">Hiddink</a>i (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti" title="Carlo Ancelotti">Ancelotti</a> (2009–11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Villas-Boas" title="André Villas-Boas">Villas-Boas</a> (2011–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Di_Matteo" title="Roberto Di Matteo">Di Matteo</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Ben%C3%ADtez" title="Rafael Benítez">Benítez</a>i (2012–13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho" title="José Mourinho">Mourinho</a> (2013–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Holland_(footballer)" title="Steve Holland (footballer)">Holland</a>c (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guus_Hiddink" title="Guus Hiddink">Hiddink</a>i (2015–16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Conte" title="Antonio Conte">Conte</a> (2016–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurizio_Sarri" title="Maurizio Sarri">Sarri</a> (2018–19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lampard" title="Frank Lampard">Lampard</a> (2019–21)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tuchel" title="Thomas Tuchel">Tuchel</a> (2021–22)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Potter" title="Graham Potter">Potter</a> (2022–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_(footballer,_born_1980)" title="Bruno (footballer, born 1980)">Bruno</a>c (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lampard" title="Frank Lampard">Lampard</a>i (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauricio_Pochettino" title="Mauricio Pochettino">Pochettino</a> (2023–24)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enzo_Maresca" title="Enzo Maresca">Maresca</a> (2024–)</li></ul> </div> (c) = <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_manager" title="Caretaker manager">caretaker manager</a>; (i) = interim; (p) = player-manager</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/James_Howie_(footballer)" title="James Howie (footballer)">Howie</a> (1913–20)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Liddle" title="Ned Liddle">Liddle</a> (1920–25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hewison" title="Bob Hewison">Hewison</a> (1925–31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Mitchell_(footballer)" title="Archie Mitchell (footballer)">Mitchell</a> (1931–33)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_O%27Brien_(footballer,_born_1893)" title="Mick O'Brien (footballer, born 1893)">O'Brien</a> (1933–35)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Birrell</a> (1935–39)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Vizard" title="Ted Vizard">Vizard</a> (1939–44)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Mangnall" title="Dave Mangnall">Mangnall</a> (1944–52)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1914)" title="Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1914)">Taylor</a> (1952–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Stock" title="Alec Stock">Stock</a> (1959–68)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dodgin_Jr." title="Bill Dodgin Jr.">Dodgin</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Docherty" title="Tommy Docherty">Docherty</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Allen" title="Les Allen">Allen</a> (1968–71)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Jago" title="Gordon Jago">Jago</a> (1971–74)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Anderson" title="Stan Anderson">Anderson</a>c (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Sexton" title="Dave Sexton">Sexton</a> (1974–77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sibley_(footballer)" title="Frank Sibley (footballer)">Sibley</a> (1977–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_Stock" title="Alec Stock">Stock</a>c (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Burtenshaw" title="Steve Burtenshaw">Burtenshaw</a> (1978–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Docherty" title="Tommy Docherty">Docherty</a> (1979–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Venables" title="Terry Venables">Venables</a> (1980–84)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Jago" title="Gordon Jago">Jago</a>c (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Mullery" title="Alan Mullery">Mullery</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sibley_(footballer)" title="Frank Sibley (footballer)">Sibley</a>c (1984–85)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)" title="Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)">Smith</a> (1985–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Francis" title="Trevor Francis">T. Francis</a> (1988–89)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Howe" title="Don Howe">Howe</a> (1989–91)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Francis" title="Gerry Francis">G. Francis</a> (1991–1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Wilkins" title="Ray Wilkins">Wilkins</a> (1994–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Houston" title="Stewart Houston">Houston</a> (1996–97)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hollins" title="John Hollins">Hollins</a>c (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Harford" title="Ray Harford">R. Harford</a> (1997–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iain_Dowie" title="Iain Dowie">Dowie</a>c (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Francis" title="Gerry Francis">G. Francis</a> (1998–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Holloway" title="Ian Holloway">Holloway</a> (2001–06)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Waddock" title="Gary Waddock">Waddock</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gregory_(footballer)" title="John Gregory (footballer)">Gregory</a> (2006–07)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Harford" title="Mick Harford">M. Harford</a>c (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luigi_De_Canio" title="Luigi De Canio">De Canio</a> (2007–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iain_Dowie" title="Iain Dowie">Dowie</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Ainsworth" title="Gareth Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a>c (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulo_Sousa" title="Paulo Sousa">Sousa</a> (2008–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Ainsworth" title="Gareth Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a>c (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Magilton" title="Jim Magilton">Magilton</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Gallen" title="Steve Gallen">Gallen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Marc_Bircham" title="Marc Bircham">Bircham</a>c (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hart" title="Paul Hart">Hart</a> (2009–10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Harford" title="Mick Harford">M. Harford</a>c (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Warnock" title="Neil Warnock">Warnock</a> (2010–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hughes" title="Mark Hughes">Hughes</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Bowen_(footballer)" title="Mark Bowen (footballer)">Bowen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Niedzwiecki" title="Eddie Niedzwiecki">Niedzwiecki</a>c (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Redknapp" title="Harry Redknapp">Redknapp</a> (2012–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bond_(English_footballer)" title="Kevin Bond (English footballer)">Bond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Ferdinand" title="Les Ferdinand">Ferdinand</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Ramsey_(footballer)" title="Chris Ramsey (footballer)">Ramsey</a>c (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bond_(English_footballer)" title="Kevin Bond (English footballer)">Bond</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Ramsey_(footballer)" title="Chris Ramsey (footballer)">Ramsey</a>c (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Ramsey_(footballer)" title="Chris Ramsey (footballer)">Ramsey</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Warnock" title="Neil Warnock">Warnock</a>c (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Floyd_Hasselbaink" title="Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink">Hasselbaink</a> (2015–16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Holloway" title="Ian Holloway">Holloway</a> (2016–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McClaren" title="Steve McClaren">McClaren</a> (2018–19)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Eustace" title="John Eustace">Eustace</a>c (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Warburton" title="Mark Warburton">Warburton</a> (2019–22)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Beale_(football_coach)" title="Michael Beale (football coach)">Beale</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hall_(footballer)" title="Paul Hall (footballer)">Hall</a>c (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Critchley" title="Neil Critchley">Critchley</a> (2022–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Ainsworth" title="Gareth Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%AD_Cifuentes" title="Martí Cifuentes">Cifuentes</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div> (c) = <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_manager" title="Caretaker manager">caretaker manager</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1012311289">.mw-parser-output .asbox{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.mw-parser-output .asbox table{background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .asbox p{margin:0}.mw-parser-output .asbox p+p{margin-top:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .asbox-body{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .asbox-note{font-size:smaller}.mw-parser-output .asbox .navbar{position:absolute;top:-0.75em;right:1em;display:none}</style><div role="note" class="metadata plainlinks asbox stub"><table role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="noresize"><td><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Scotland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Flag of Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/75px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/100px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a><a href="/wiki/File:Soccerball_mask.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Soccer icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4e/Soccerball_mask.svg/50px-Soccerball_mask.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4e/Soccerball_mask.svg/75px-Soccerball_mask.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4e/Soccerball_mask.svg/100px-Soccerball_mask.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></td><td>This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a>. 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