Willie Wallace

Willie Wallace
Willie Wallace (1971)
Personal information
Full name William Semple Brown Wallace[1]
Date of birth (1940-06-23) 23 June 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Kelvinside Athletic[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilsyth Rangers
1958–1959 Stenhousemuir 50 (23)
1959–1961 Raith Rovers 56 (23)
1961–1966 Heart of Midlothian 173 (91)
1966–1971 Celtic 142 (89)
1971–1972 Crystal Palace 39 (4)
1972–1975 Dumbarton 84 (21)
1975–1976 APIA Leichhardt
1977 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
1977 Ross County 3 (0)
Total 547 (251)
International career
1964–1969 Scotland 7 (0)
1965–1969 Scottish League XI 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Semple Brown Wallace (born 23 June 1940) is a Scottish former football player and coach. He won the European Cup with Celtic in 1967 along with several domestic honours. His other clubs included Stenhousemuir, Raith Rovers, Heart of Midlothian and Dumbarton in the Scottish leagues, and Crystal Palace in English football.

Wallace played for Scotland seven times and was inducted into the national Hall of Fame in 2017 for his club achievements.

  1. ^ "Willie Wallace". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference lufchist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).