Willie Fagan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Fagan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 February 1992 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Wellingborough, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1934 | Wellesley Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1936 | Celtic | 12 | (9) |
| 1936–1937 | Preston North End | 35 | (6) |
| 1937–1952 | Liverpool | 158 | (47) |
| 1952 | Distillery | ||
| 1952–1955 | Weymouth | ||
| Total | 205 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1945 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1952–1955 | Weymouth | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William "Willie" Fagan (20 February 1917 – 29 February 1992) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Celtic, Preston North End and Liverpool.
Fagan started his career as a teenager at Celtic and moved on to Preston where he would link up with future Anfield managerial great Bill Shankly who was playing for the club at the time. They reached the FA Cup final of 1937 but lost the game 3-1 to Sunderland.
Liverpool manager George Kay then took Willie to Anfield where he made his debut, along with John Shafto, on 23 October 1937 in a 1-1 league draw with Leicester at Anfield. Willie scored his first Liverpool goal a week later on 30 October in a 3-2 league win over Sunderland at Roker Park.
While playing at Liverpool, Fagan went straight into the line-up in his favoured inside-left position, although he did appear as a centre-forward for the club, he end his initial season at the club with nine goals in 36 matches. He followed this up by scoring 15 times, one behind top scorer Berry Nieuwenhuys and missing only just three matches of the 1938–39 campaign.
The Second World War interrupted Fagan's career for six years and it took away the majority of his best years. Willie played as a wartime guest for Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall and Reading.
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