William Black (footballer)

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Other people|William Black}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = William Black

| image =

| fullname = William Black

| birth_date = 5 September 1882

| birth_place = Mull, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|02|07|1882|09|05|df=y}}

| death_place = Motherwell, Scotland

| height = 5ft 9in

| position = Right half

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Enfield Star

| years1= 1900–1903

| clubs1= Dalziel Rovers

| caps1= | goals1=

| years2= 1903–1904

| clubs2= Queen's Park

| caps2= 11 | goals2= 0

| years3= 1904–1905

| clubs3= Celtic

| caps3= 10 | goals3= 0

| years4 = 1905–1907

| clubs4= Everton

| caps4= 20 | goals4= 0

| years5 = 1907

| clubs5= → Broxburn (loan)

| caps5= | goals5=

| years6= 1907–1908

| clubs6= Dumbarton

| caps6= 1 | goals6= 0

| years7= 1908–1909

| clubs7= Kilmarnock

| caps7= 1 | goals7= 0

| years8= 1909–1911

| clubs8= Hamilton Academical

| caps8= 41 | goals8= 0

| years9= 1911–1912

| clubs9= Airdrieonians

| caps9= 10 | goals9= 0

| totalcaps= 94 | totalgoals = 0

}}

William Black (5 September 1882 – 7 February 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park, Celtic (winning the Scottish Football League title in his sole season with the club, 1904–05, but suffering a bad injury),[http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2323 (Celtic player) Black, William], FitbaStats Everton[https://www.11v11.com/players/william-black-43664/ William Black], 11v11.com Dumbarton,{{cite book | last = McAllister | first = Jim | title = The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club | publisher = J&J Robertson Printers | year = 2002 | location = Dumbarton}} Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical[https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/black-william-1909 Black, Willie (1909)], Hamilton Academical Memory Bank and Airdrieonians.{{cite book | last = Litster | first = John | title = Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players | publisher = PM Publications | location = Norwich}}{{efn|Some sources suggest that Black played for Ayr United and other clubs in south-west Scotland after leaving Hamilton, but other records indicate that a player of the same name and position was already involved with those clubs in 1908. It is perhaps more logical that he would move from Hamilton to Airdrieonians with both clubs located close to his home in Motherwell.}} He was born on the Isle of Mull but spent most of his life living in Motherwell.[http://efcheritagesociety.com/?p=3252 William Black, A Blue From The Hebrides], Tony Onslow, EFC Heritage, 28 September 2018