Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 April 1941 | ||
Date of death | 5 December 2015 | (aged 74)||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1962 | Crieff Earngrove | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1962–1972 | St Johnstone | 238 | (12) |
1972–1973 | Forfar Athletic | 32 | (1) |
1973–1974 | Cowdenbeath | 11 | (0) |
Total | 281 | (13) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Willie Simpson Coburn (13 April 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He spent much of his career with St Johnstone and also played for Forfar Athletic and Cowdenbeath. [1] [2]
Coburn joined St Johnstone from Crieff Earngrove juniors in 1962 and went on to make 238 appearances for the Perth club before leaving in 1972 for Forfar Athletic. [3] He made 32 appearances and scored once in a season at Forfar. [4] He made 11 appearances at Cowdenbeath in the 1973–74 season. [5] Coburn was one of five players to be voted into St Johnstone's inaugural Hall of Fame in 2013. [1]
Coburn died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 74. [6]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 13 April 1941 | ||
Date of death | 5 December 2015 | (aged 74)||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1962 | Crieff Earngrove | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1962–1972 | St Johnstone | 238 | (12) |
1972–1973 | Forfar Athletic | 32 | (1) |
1973–1974 | Cowdenbeath | 11 | (0) |
Total | 281 | (13) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Willie Simpson Coburn (13 April 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He spent much of his career with St Johnstone and also played for Forfar Athletic and Cowdenbeath. [1] [2]
Coburn joined St Johnstone from Crieff Earngrove juniors in 1962 and went on to make 238 appearances for the Perth club before leaving in 1972 for Forfar Athletic. [3] He made 32 appearances and scored once in a season at Forfar. [4] He made 11 appearances at Cowdenbeath in the 1973–74 season. [5] Coburn was one of five players to be voted into St Johnstone's inaugural Hall of Fame in 2013. [1]
Coburn died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 74. [6]