Willie Hannah

William King Hannah (6 August 1921 – 1978^[a]) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 26 Scottish League appearances for Albion Rovers and 121 appearances in the English Football League playing as an inside forward for Preston North End and Barrow.^[1][2]

Willie Hannah

Personal information
Full name	William King Hannah[1]
Date of birth	(1921-08-06)6 August 1921[1]
Place of birth	Shotts, Scotland
Date of death	1978 (aged 56–57)[a]
Place of death	Preston, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1944	Polkemmet
1944–1947	Albion Rovers	26	(10)
1947–1951	Preston North End	15	(4)
1951–1954	Barrow	106	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hannah was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, in 1921 and died in Preston, Lancashire, in 1978.^[1][a]

Notes

1. Litster gives a death date of 30 June 1978, while Hugman lists September of that year.^[1][2] Primary sources confirm the death was registered in the September quarter of 1978, which is consistent with either suggested date.^[3]