William Waddell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Waddell | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1992 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Forth Wanderers | |||
| Strathclyde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1955 | Rangers | 201 | (39) |
| National team | |||
| 1946–1954 | Scotland | 18 | (6) |
| 1947–1951 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1957–1965 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1969–1972 | Rangers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William "Willie" Waddell (7 March 1921 – 14 October 1992) was a professional football player and manager. He was born in Forth, Lanarkshire.
As a player, Waddell only played professionally for Rangers in a career spanning both sides of World War II (and including over 200 unofficial matches during the conflict in addition to 317 recognised appearances).
He made his debut at the age of 17 in a friendly match against Arsenal and went on to win four League titles and two Scottish Cups as well as playing a large part in other successful cup runs without playing in the finals. He also earned 18 caps for Scotland, scoring six times.
Waddell became manager of Kilmarnock in 1957. In what was their most prosperous era, the club achieved four runners-up placings in the league under his guidance between 1960 and 1964 and reached three finals (1959–60 Scottish Cup, 1961 League Cup, 1963 League Cup), all of which were lost.
Kilmarnock's efforts were finally rewarded with a trophy when the club won their only league championship to date, in 1964–65; this was achieved with a final day victory against their nearest rivals Heart of Midlothian. On leaving Kilmarnock in 1965 Waddell traded the football world for journalism, becoming a sportswriter for the Evening Citizen and Scottish Daily Express. He took charge of Kilmarnock in 389 competitive matches, winning 215 (55%), the club's best-ever ratio for a manager.
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