| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Denny, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 March 1956(1956-03-06) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Drumchapel, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Denny Athletic | |||
| 1900–1913 | Celtic | 252 | (28) |
| 1908 | → Belfast Celtic (loan) | ||
| 1913–1914 | Motherwell | 13 | (1) |
| 1914–1917 | Partick Thistle | 15 | (2) |
| 1915–1916 | → Clydebank (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1909–1910 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| 1910 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Loney (31 May 1879 – 6 March 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Partick Thistle, Motherwell and Scotland. He had a key role in the Celtic team of the 1900s which won six consecutive Scottish Football League championships.
His brother James (Clyde, Dundee Hibernian) and cousin Harry (Falkirk, Alloa Athletic, Dumbarton) were also footballers.
Honours
- Celtic
- Scottish Division One: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10
- Scottish Cup: 1903–04, 1906-07 , 1907–08, 1911–12
- Glasgow Cup: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1909–10
References
- "SFL player William Loney". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Scotland player William Loney". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Celtic player Loney, Willie, FitbaStats
- Willie Loney, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- William Loney, MotherWELLnet
- (Smith 2013, p. 159)
- Death of Mr W. Loney, The Glasgow Herald, 7 March 1956 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- , John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- 'No Road This Way' – The Mighty Willie Loney's Celtic Story, David Potter, The Celtic Star, 4 May 2020
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links
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- 1879 births
- 1956 deaths
- Footballers from Denny, Falkirk
- Men's association football central defenders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Belfast Celtic F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Clydebank F.C. (1914) players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1870s birth stubs