Willie Porter (Scottish footballer)

William Porter was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 120 appearances in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.^[1] A centre half, he also played senior football for Heart of Midlothian, Ayr United, St Mirren and in the United States.^[1][2][3]

Willie Porter

Personal information
Full name	William Porter[1]
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1913	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1913–1919	Raith Rovers	84	(6)
1916	→ Armadale (loan)
1918	→ St Mirren (loan)	1	(0)
1919	Ayr United	7	(0)
1919–1920	Raith Rovers	40	(5)
1920–1926	Heart of Midlothian	18	(0)
1921–1922	→ Philadelphia (loan)	11	(0)
1923–1924	→ Weymouth (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Porter served in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.^[4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Raith Rovers	1913–14[1]	Scottish First Division	30	4	2	0	32	4
	1914–15[1]		33	1	—		33	1
	1915–16[1]		21	1	—		21	0
	Total		84	6	2	0	86	6
St Mirren (loan)	1918–19[1]	Scottish First Division	1	0	—		1	0
Ayr United	1918–19[1]	Scottish First Division	7	0	—		7	0
Raith Rovers	1919–20[1]	Scottish First Division	30	4	6	1	36	5
	1920–21[1]		10	1	—		10	1
	Total		124	11	8	1	132	12
Heart of Midlothian	1920–21[6]	Scottish First Division	18	0	5	0	23	0
Philadelphia (loan)	1921–22[7]	American Soccer League	11	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			150	11	13	1	163	12

Honours

Philadelphia

• American Soccer League: 1921–22^[7][8]