Willie Toner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Toner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1999 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1948 | Shettleston[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1951 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 1951–1954 | Sheffield United | 55 | (2) |
| 1954–1962 | Kilmarnock | 186 | (4) |
| 1962–1963 | Hibernian | 9 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Ayr United | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 270 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1958 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| 1958–1960[3] | Scottish League XI | 5 | (0) |
| 1960–1961[4] | SFL trial v SFA | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Dumbarton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Toner (18 December 1929 – 16 March 1999) was a Scottish football player and manager, who played for Celtic, Sheffield United, Kilmarnock, Hibernian and Ayr United. He represented the Scotland national football team twice, and later managed Dumbarton.
His son Kevin became a Scottish Premier League referee.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Kilmarnock
- Scottish Cup: runner-up 1956–57, 1959–60
- Scottish League Cup: runner-up 1960–61
- Dumbarton
- Stirlingshire Cup: 1964-65
References
[edit]- ^ "Willie Toner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Willie Toner, KillieFC.com
- ^ SFL player William Toner, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
- ^ Kilmarnock 4 Aberdeen 2: Kris of death for Dons[dead link], The Sunday Times, 30 October 2005.
External links
[edit]- Willie Toner at the Scottish Football Association
- Willie Toner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 1999 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football defenders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Dumbarton F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish Football League managers
- Glasgow United F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen