Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Alexander Fraser [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Date of death | 7 March 1996 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Stirling Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1950 | Third Lanark | 63 | (0) |
1950–1954 | Airdrieonians | 103 | (0) |
1954–1959 | Sunderland | 127 | (0) |
1959 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | (0) |
North Shields | |||
Total | 295 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1954 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Alexander Fraser (24 February 1929 – 7 March 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland and the Scotland national team. [1]
Born in Australia, Fraser started his professional footballing career with Third Lanark in 1946 and he made 63 appearances for the club until his departure to Airdrieonians in 1950. [2] He joined Airdrie in 1950 and played for them up to 1954 and made a total of 103 appearances at his time there. [2] He joined his third club, Sunderland, in 1954 and made his debut for them on 20 March 1954 against Tottenham Hotspur in 3–0 win at White Hart Lane. [3] Fraser played for Sunderland from 1954 up until 1959 in that time he had made 127 appearances for the North East club. [4] He left Sunderland and came to Nottingham Forest for one season, but played a mere two games and left for North Shields in 1959 before retiring. [2]
He won his first cap for Scotland on 16 October 1954 against Wales in a 1–0 victory at Ninian Park. [5] He made one further appearance for his country, making a total of two caps. [6] [7]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Alexander Fraser [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Date of death | 7 March 1996 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Stirling Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1950 | Third Lanark | 63 | (0) |
1950–1954 | Airdrieonians | 103 | (0) |
1954–1959 | Sunderland | 127 | (0) |
1959 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | (0) |
North Shields | |||
Total | 295 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1954 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Alexander Fraser (24 February 1929 – 7 March 1996) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland and the Scotland national team. [1]
Born in Australia, Fraser started his professional footballing career with Third Lanark in 1946 and he made 63 appearances for the club until his departure to Airdrieonians in 1950. [2] He joined Airdrie in 1950 and played for them up to 1954 and made a total of 103 appearances at his time there. [2] He joined his third club, Sunderland, in 1954 and made his debut for them on 20 March 1954 against Tottenham Hotspur in 3–0 win at White Hart Lane. [3] Fraser played for Sunderland from 1954 up until 1959 in that time he had made 127 appearances for the North East club. [4] He left Sunderland and came to Nottingham Forest for one season, but played a mere two games and left for North Shields in 1959 before retiring. [2]
He won his first cap for Scotland on 16 October 1954 against Wales in a 1–0 victory at Ninian Park. [5] He made one further appearance for his country, making a total of two caps. [6] [7]