| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Overtown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1971 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wishaw YMCA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1936 | Motherwell | 378 | (235) |
| 1922 | → Bo'ness (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | → Clyde (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 1936–1938 | Huddersfield Town | 48 | (18) |
| Clapton Orient | |||
| Total | 458 | (260) | |
| International career | |||
| 1933 | Scotland | 2 | (2) |
| 1934 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945–1954 | Dundee United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William MacFadyen (23 June 1904 – 20 January 1971) was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalscoring centre forward, his 52[2] league goals for Motherwell's 1931–32 championship winning side remains the record goals total for a single season in Scottish League history. He also topped the scoring charts again the following season, netting 45 times. In total, he scored 251 league goals for Motherwell – the eighth-best top flight total in Scottish League history.[3]