Bill Gormlie

{{short description|English footballer and manager}}

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|full_name = William Gormlie

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|5|12|df=y}}

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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|7|10|1911|5|12|df=y}}

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|position = Goalkeeper

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|manageryears1 = 1947–1953

|managerclubs1 = Belgium

|manageryears2 = 1950–1960

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William Joseph Gormlie (12 May 1911 – 1976) was an English football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers and Northampton Town.{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData (Tony Brown) |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |page=103 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}} After his playing career he coached Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/fr/lentraineur-federal-bill-gormlie-1947-1953|title=L'entraîneur fédéral Bill Gormlie (1947 – 1953)|work=Royal Belgian Football Association|language=fr|date=n.d.|access-date=10 February 2025}} He led Anderlecht to the league title five times: in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1959.{{cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/de-dertig-titels-van-anderlecht~be51941f/|title=De dertig titels van Anderlecht|work=De Morgen|language=nl|date=18 April 2010|access-date=10 February 2025}} He stood {{height|ft=5|in=11}} tall.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-xii/134333960/ |title=Northampton Town. Good defence |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=xii |via=Newspapers.com}}