Willie Rankin (footballer, born 1895)

William Rankin was a Scottish professional football who made over 470 appearances in the Scottish Football League's top division for Motherwell, Cowdenbeath and Clyde, playing at inside right.

He represented the Scottish Football League XI four times and played in two of the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial matches, scoring in one, but this did not lead to a full cap for Scotland. In 1921 he was a member of the squad sometimes presented as 'Scotland' which toured North America, but this was organised by the Third Lanark club rather than the Scottish Football Association.

Honours

 * Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame