Willie McCartney

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

Willie McCartney
Personal information
Full name William McCartney
Date of birth 1887 or 1888
Date of death (aged 60)[1]
Place of death Davidson's Mains, Scotland
Managerial career
Years Team
1919–1935 Heart of Midlothian
1936–1948 Hibernian

William McCartney (1887 or 1888 — 24 January 1948) was a Scottish football referee[2] and manager. He managed both of the Edinburgh derby rivals, Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs).

The Sunday Herald newspaper listed McCartney in 22nd place in their 2003 list of the 50 greatest Scottish football managers, citing his role in the development of Hibs' Famous Five forward line.[3] The newspaper also said that McCartney "was intelligent, jovial and had great presence",[3] and described his ultimate failure to win a major trophy as "unthinkably cruel".[3]

  1. ^ William McCartney, Find A Grave
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hearts history1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Scotland's 50 Greatest Football Managers : 50 to eleven, Sunday Herald, 8 June 2003.