Willie Toner

William Toner (18 December 1929 – 16 March 1999) was a Scottish football player and manager, who played for Celtic, Sheffield United, Kilmarnock, Hibernian and Ayr United. He represented the Scotland national football team twice, and later managed Dumbarton.

Willie Toner
Personal information
Full name William Toner[1]
Date of birth (1929-12-18)18 December 1929
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 16 March 1999(1999-03-16) (aged 69)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
1946–1948 Shettleston[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1951 Celtic 2 (0)
1951–1954 Sheffield United 55 (2)
1954–1962 Kilmarnock 186 (4)
1962–1963 Hibernian 9 (0)
1963–1964 Ayr United 18 (0)
Total 270 (6)
National team
1958 Scotland 2 (0)
1958–1960[3] Scottish League XI 5 (0)
1960–1961[4] SFL trial v SFA 2 (0)
Teams managed
1964–1967 Dumbarton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His son Kevin became a Scottish Premier League referee.[5]

Honours
Kilmarnock
Dumbarton

References
  1. "Willie Toner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. Willie Toner, KillieFC.com
  3. SFL player William Toner, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
  5. Kilmarnock 4 Aberdeen 2: Kris of death for Dons, The Sunday Times, 30 October 2005.
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