Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Polland | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Armadale, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 February 2010 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1955–1961 | Raith Rovers | 188 | (3) |
1961–1967 | Heart of Midlothian | 147 | (2) |
1967–1970 | Raith Rovers | 77 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Polland (28 July 1934 – 12 February 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played for Raith Rovers and Heart of Midlothian. Polland, a defender, began his career with Raith Rovers in 1955, and played about 200 games for the Kirkcaldy club before he was signed by Hearts in April 1961. [1]
At Hearts, Polland was a member of the team that won the Scottish League Cup in 1962, and the team that lost out of the 1964–65 league title on goal average. [1] In total, he played 221 competitive first-team matches for Hearts before returning to Raith in March 1967, where he spent the remainder of his career. [2] He retired from football in 1970, following Raith's relegation from the top flight.
After football, Polland ran a building firm, and worked as a publican in his hometown Armadale. [1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Polland | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Armadale, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 February 2010 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1955–1961 | Raith Rovers | 188 | (3) |
1961–1967 | Heart of Midlothian | 147 | (2) |
1967–1970 | Raith Rovers | 77 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Polland (28 July 1934 – 12 February 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played for Raith Rovers and Heart of Midlothian. Polland, a defender, began his career with Raith Rovers in 1955, and played about 200 games for the Kirkcaldy club before he was signed by Hearts in April 1961. [1]
At Hearts, Polland was a member of the team that won the Scottish League Cup in 1962, and the team that lost out of the 1964–65 league title on goal average. [1] In total, he played 221 competitive first-team matches for Hearts before returning to Raith in March 1967, where he spent the remainder of his career. [2] He retired from football in 1970, following Raith's relegation from the top flight.
After football, Polland ran a building firm, and worked as a publican in his hometown Armadale. [1]