William Ritchie (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see William Ritchie.

William Ritchie
Personal information
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1919 Dumbarton[1] 121 (22)
1919–1920 Bury
1922–1923 Grimsby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William M Ritchie (born 1895) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton, Bury and Grimsby Town.[2]

His career was brought to an end in 1923 when he was implicated in a match fixing scandal from three years earlier when it was found Bury had accepted payments from Coventry City to prevent the latter's relegation, and Ritchie was banned for life along with several others.[3][4]

  1. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ^ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  3. ^ Blast From The Remote Past: On This Day 1920: CCFC Survive In What Became 'The Bury Affair', Coventry City Former Players' Association, 1 May 2019
  4. ^ Coventry Match-Fixing Scandal Relegates Imps, The Stacey West, 17 November 2017