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Willie Birrell
Personal information
Full name	William Oswald Birrell
Date of birth	2 March 1893
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death	December 1968 (aged 75)
Place of death	Canada
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1913	Inverkeithing United
1913–1925	Cowdenbeath
1925–1927	St Bernard's
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Oswald Birrell (2 March 1893 – December 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and St Bernard's as a centre half.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Birrell served in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and later emigrated to Canada, where he worked for Salada tea.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	1913–14^[1]	Scottish Division Two	12	0	6	0	18	0
	1914–15^[1]		8	0	2	0	10	0
	1921–22^[1]		35	0	3	0	38	0
	1922–23^[1]		25	1	2	0	27	1
	1923–24^[1]		33	2	2	0	35	2
	1924–25^[1]	Scottish Division One	10	1	0	0	10	1
	Total		123	4	15	0	138	4
St Bernard's	1925–26^[1]	Scottish Division Two	30	0	1	0	31	0
Career total			153	4	16	0	169	4

Honours

Cowdenbeath

Scottish League Division Two (2): 1913–14, 1914–15^[2]^[3]
Scottish League Division Two second-place promotion (1): 1923–24^[2]^[3]

Inverkeithing United

Scottish Junior Cup (1): 1912–13^[1]

Individual

Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Willie Birrell". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cowdenbeath F.C. at the Football Club History Database

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