Bill Raisbeck

William Raisbeck (22 December 1875 – 2 November 1946) was a Scottish professional association football player at the turn of the twentieth century.[3]

Bill Raisbeck
Personal information
Full name William Raisbeck
Date of birth 22 December 1875[1]
Place of birth Wallacestone, Scotland
Date of death 2 November 1946(1946-11-02) (aged 70)[2]
Place of death Taber, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1896 Larkhall Thistle
1896 Hibernian 0 (0)
1896 Clyde 7 (1)
1896–1897 Sunderland 0 (0)
1897 Royal Albert
1897–1898 Clyde 11 (1)
1898–1900 Sunderland 69 (6)
1901–1902 Derby County 3 (0)
1902–1904 New Brompton 56 (2)
1904–1905 Reading
1905–1907 Falkirk 33 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Wallacestone, Stirlingshire but raised in a mining community near Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire,[4][5] Raisbeck began his career with Larkhall Thistle before going on to Hibernian (no league appearances) and Clyde. In 1896 he travelled south of the border to join Sunderland, but left without playing a match and returned to Scotland, where he played for Royal Albert and once again for Clyde, where he did play in several league matches.[6]

In 1898 he joined Sunderland again, and this time made 69 appearances in The Football League, scoring five goals.[7] In 1901 he joined Derby County, but made only three appearances.[8]

In 1902 he joined New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played for two seasons, making over 60 appearances.[9] In 1904 he played for Reading,[8] after which he returned to Scotland to play for Falkirk for the next two seasons.[1][6]

Personal life

In 1907, Raisbeck and other members of his family, including his younger brother Andrew who was also a footballer (Hibernian, Hull City), emigrated to Canada.[10][11] He died in Alberta in 1946.[1][12]

He was also the older brother of Scottish international footballer Alex Raisbeck (Hibernian, Liverpool, Partick Thistle, Scotland).[1][13] A cousin of the family, Luke Raisbeck, played for West Ham United and Blackpool among others.[14][15]

References
  1. Meffen, John. "Pen Pic - William Raisbeck - Falkirk FC - 1907". Falkirk Football Historian. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "Find A Grave Memorial: William Raisbeck". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Alex Raisbeck – The Silent man of football speaks! – Chapter I". LFC History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. "Ordnance Survey 6 inch, 1892-1914 (Bardykes Rows)". Explore georeferenced maps. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. "William M Raisbeck (Record vs Heart of Midlothian)". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. "Bill Raisbeck". TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  8. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Soccerdata. p. 215. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  9. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 128. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
  10. "Andrew Brown Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. "Andrew Brown Raisbeck". "Play up, Liverpool". Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  12. "William Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  13. "Alex Raisbeck". LFC History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. "Luke "Lou" Raisbeck". TheyFlySoHigh. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  15. "Luke Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.


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