Willie Naughton

Not to be confused with Willie Naughton (footballer, born 1962).

Willie Naughton
Personal information
Full name William A. Naughton
Date of birth (1870-07-16)16 July 1870
Place of birth Garnkirk, Scotland
Date of death 23 April 1906(1906-04-23) (aged 35)
Place of death Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Position(s) Outside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887–1889 Carfin Shamrock
1888 → Hibernian (loan)
1889 → Uddingston (loan)
1889 Celtic
1889 Carfin Shamrock
1889–1890 Glasgow Hibernian
1890 Wishaw Thistle
1890–1895 Stoke 91 (24)
1895–1898 Southampton 36 (15)
1898 Carfin Rovers
Total 127 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William A. Naughton (16 July 1870 – 23 April 1906)[1] was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in Scotland and England in the 1880s and 1890s, including Celtic, Stoke and Southampton. Throughout his career he was known as "Chippy".[2][3]

  1. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 252. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 194. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.