William Summers (born 14 July 1893) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half.

Willie Summers
Personal information
Full name William Summers
Date of birth 14 July 1893
Place of birth Burnbank, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Burnbank Athletic
1918–1921 Airdrieonians 54 (0)
1920–1921St Bernard's (loan)
1921–1927 St Mirren 185 (4)
1927–1932 Bradford City 121 (1)
Newport County
International career
1926 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Burnbank, Summers played for Burnbank Athletic, Airdrieonians, St Bernard's, St Mirren, Bradford City, Rochdale and Newport County.[1][2] For Bradford City, he made 121 appearances in the Football League; he also made 11 FA Cup appearances.[3]

Summers also earned one international cap for Scotland in 1926.[4][5]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ Frost, p. 407
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Frost, p. 389
  4. ^ "Profile". Scottish FA.
  5. ^ Willie Summers at National-Football-Teams.com