Willie Dryburgh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Dryburgh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1951 (aged 74)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Kelty, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1896 | Dunfermline Juniors | ||
| 1896–1897 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1897–1899 | The Wednesday | 35 | (7) |
| 1899– | Millwall Athletic | ||
| 1901–1902 | The Wednesday | 11 | (2) |
| 1902–1904 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1902–1903 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 1904–1905 | Lochgelly United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Dryburgh (22 May 1876 – 5 April 1951) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for The Wednesday.[3]
Career[edit]
Dryburgh was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in December 1902 and went on to make his debut in the Southern League on Christmas Day at home against Portsmouth.[4] He scored one of the goals with the scoreline finishing in a 2–2 draw.[5] In the FA Cup first round replay away against West Bromwich Albion he scored from the penalty spot to help Tottenham reach round two.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| The Wednesday | 1897–98[7] | First Division | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 1898–99[7] | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| The Wednesday | 1901–02[7] | First Division | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 1902–03[8] | Southern League First Division | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10[a] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Career total | 62 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 12 | ||
- ^ 5 appearances in Western League, 5 appearances in London League
Honours[edit]
Cowdenbeath
- Central League: 1896–97[3]
Tottenham Hotspur
- London League Premier Division: 1902–03[8][9]
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 86. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c "Willie Dryburgh". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 114.
- ^ Soar 1995, p. 236.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Official handbook 2018–2019". Tottenham Hotspur: 93.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c "W Dryburgh". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b "William Dryburgh". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "London League 1896–1910". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Bibliography[edit]
- Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
Categories:
- 1876 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Footballers from Cowdenbeath
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Lochgelly United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1951 deaths