William Hillhouse (19 November 1891 – 21 August 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside left.[1][2] The major event of his career was appearing in the 1920 Scottish Cup Final with Albion Rovers, scoring the second of his side's goals in a 3–2 defeat to Kilmarnock (his hometown club).[3][4][5] Hillhouse also played for Motherwell[6] – he was contracted there for six seasons but only played for them in the first two, possibly due to commitments relating to World War I – and Third Lanark, touring South America with the latter in the summer of 1923[7][8] and appearing on the losing side in the Glasgow Cup final later that year.[9]
 Third Lanark team during 1923 tour – Hillhouse kneeling, far right | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hillhouse | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Hurlford, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1968 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Renfrew Victoria | ||
| 1913–1919 | Motherwell | 22 | (1) |
| 1919–1921 | Albion Rovers | 62 | (15) |
| 1921–1925 | Third Lanark | 79 | (13) |
| 1923 | → Nithsdale Wanderers (loan) | ||
| 1925–1926 | Galston | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 168 | (30) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His younger brother Hugh spent three seasons with Queen's Park;[10] their cousin John, who grew up on the same street in Hurlford, was also a footballer.[1][11]
References
edit- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hillhouse William Image 1 Albion Rovers 1920, Vintage Footballers
- ^ "Killie 3–2 Albion Rovers". Killie FC. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Is It Really So Strange?, Shaughan McGuigan, Tell Him He's Pele, 6 March 2014
- ^ William Hillhouse, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923, Pablo Ciullini, RSSSF, 19 August 2020
- ^ Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786
- ^ Glasgow Cup Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923
- ^ Name: Hillhouse, Hugh Horsefield, QPFC.com
- ^ 1901 Scotland Census, Ancestry (subscription required)
  | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |