Loading AI tools
William Porteous (13 November 1878 - 9 April 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Porteous | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1878[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wamphray, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 1962 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Bangour, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vale of Grange | |||
| 1899 | Bo'ness | ||
| 1899–1904 | Heart of Midlothian | 69 | (31) |
| 1904–1905 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1905–1907 | Falkirk | 13 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1903 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Dumfriesshire but raised in Linlithgow, he played club football for Heart of Midlothian,[2] Portsmouth and Falkirk[3] and was a Scottish Cup winner with Hearts in 1901 in which he scored,[4] as well as a losing finalist in 1903 where he missed a good scoring opportunity.[1][5]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
