William Goldie

William Glover Goldie (22 January 1878 – 3 February 1952) was a footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.

William Goldie
Personal information
Full name William Glover Goldie
Date of birth 22 January 1878
Place of birth Hurlford, Scotland
Date of death 3 February 1952(1952-02-03) (aged 74)
Place of death Hurlford, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895–1897 Hurlford Thistle
1897 Clyde
1897–1903 Liverpool 158 (6)
1904–1908 Fulham 156 (5)
1908–1911 Leicester Fosse 82 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and playing career

Born in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland, Goldie played for Hurlford Thistle and Clyde before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna on 25 November 1897.

He made his debut in a Football League Division One match on 2 April 1898 joining his brother, Archie, in the team. The siblings went on to appear together 44 more times before Archie moved to New Brighton Tower in 1900. Bill carried on as a regular in the Reds' first team, not missing a match in the next three years. During this spell Goldie helped the Anfield club to their first English league title in 1901. Goldie scored a total of six goals in his time at Liverpool, his first coming on 3 September 1898.

He left Anfield in January 1904 (although he played his last match in April 1903, thereafter serving a ban for accepting illegal enhanced payments from prospective employers Portsmouth along with John Glover and Sam Raybould),[2] going on to play for Fulham for four years[3] (where he briefly played alongside another brother, Jack)[4] and Leicester Fosse for three.[1]

Honours

Liverpool

Fulham

References
  1. William Glover Goldie (William Goldie), Play Up Liverpool
  2. Liverpool F.C. Report Portsmouth F.C. To The FA, Sunderland Echo, 12 May 1903, via Play Up Liverpool
  3. William Goldie - Player Profile, Fulhamweb
  4. Goldie Bill Image 1 Liverpool 1900, Vintage Footballers
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