Willie Cunningham (Scottish footballer)
- Willie Cunningham (Scottish footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Willie Cunningham
fullname = William Carruthers Cunningham
dateofbirth = birth date|1925|2|22|df=y
cityofbirth = Cowdenbeath
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|2000|11|15|1925|2|22|df=y
cityofdeath = "Unknown"
countryofdeath =
height = Height|ft=5|in=9
nickname =
position = Fullback
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1946
1946-1949
1949-1963
1963-1965
clubs = Dunfermline Athletic
Airdrie
Preston North End
Southport
caps(goals) =003 (0)
093 (9)
487 (3)
012 (0)
nationalyears = 1954–1955
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 (0)
manageryears = 1963-1965
managerclubs = Southport
William Carruthers Cunningham (born 22 February, 1925; died 15 November 2000) was a Scottish professional international footballer who played in both the Scottish and English leagues.
Born in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Cunningham began his career as a centre half with Dunfermline Athletic, combining part-time football with a mining job in the local colliery. He moved to Airdrie and scored 9 goals in 93 appearances for the "Diamonds" before a £5,000 fee took him south to Preston North End on 28 June 1949.
Cunningham had by this stage converted to playing as a full-back and made his North End debut against Grimsby Town at Deepdale on 24 August 1949. 12 years later he made his four hundredth league appearance in a goalless draw against Bolton Wanderers on 18 April 1961, the last of the 1953-54 Cup Final team still playing for the club.
Cunningham was capped eight times for his native Scotland - including captaining the side during the 1954 World Cup finals. On leaving Preston in 1963 he had a brief spell as player/manager at Southport before returning to Deepdale as Reserve Team trainer.
External links
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/williamcarrutherscunningham.html International appearances] at londonhearts.com Scotland section
Persondata
NAME=Cunningham, Willie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=February 22, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cowdenbeath, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=November 15 2000
PLACE OF DEATH=
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