Willie McAlpine Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: William James McAlpine
  • Born: October 14th, 1950 (Edinburgh)
  • Height: 1.73m
  • Position: Full Back
  • Signed: October 28th, 1971
  • First Manager: Albert Henderson
  • Career Totals: 37 appearances
  • Also Played For: Arniston Rangers, Hearts, Stirling Albion


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1972-73 23 (2) 0 0 0 32.0% 20.0% 48.0%
1971-72 10 (2) 0 0 0 50.0% 16.7% 33.3%
Totals: 33 (4) 0


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 10/02/73 Division One vs. Morton (H) 0 - 1
 07/02/73 Third Round Replay vs. Stirling (H) 0 - 1
 20/01/73 Division One vs. Dumbarton (H) 2 - 1
 13/01/73 Division One vs. Ayr Utd (A) 0 - 2
 06/01/73 Division One vs. Partick Thistle (H) 2 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 None

 List of Goals Scored
None

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 10/02/73 Division One vs. Morton (H)  0 - 1
 07/02/73 Third Round Replay vs. Stirling (H)  0 - 1
 20/01/73 Division One vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 1
 13/01/73 Division One vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 2
 06/01/73 Division One vs. Partick Thistle (H)  2 - 1
 01/01/73 Division One vs. East Fife (A)  0 - 2
 30/12/72 Division One vs. Falkirk (H)  5 - 1
 02/12/72 Division One vs. Dundee United (H)  2 - 4
 18/11/72 Division One vs. Airdrie (Old) (A)  1 - 3
 11/11/72 Division One vs. Dundee (H)  2 - 1
 04/11/72 Division One vs. St Johnstone (A)  2 - 5
 28/10/72 Division One vs. Hearts (A)  0 - 3
 25/10/72 First Round vs. Brechin City (H)  3 - 2
 21/10/72 Division One vs. Rangers (H)  1 - 2
 14/10/72 Division One vs. Morton (A)  1 - 1
 07/10/72 Division One vs. Kilmarnock (H)  3 - 3
 30/09/72 Division One vs. Dumbarton (A)  0 - 0
 23/09/72 Division One vs. Ayr Utd (H)  1 - 1
 16/09/72 Division One vs. Partick Thistle (A)  2 - 1
 09/09/72 Division One vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 0
 02/09/72 Division One vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 3
 28/08/72 Group Stage vs. Celtic (A)  3 - 3
 26/08/72 Group Stage vs. East Fife (H)  3 - 0
 23/08/72 Group Stage vs. Stirling (A)  1 - 2
 19/08/72 Group Stage vs. Celtic (H)  0 - 5
 18/03/72 Division Two vs. Queen's Park (H)  1 - 0
 11/03/72 Division Two vs. Montrose (A)  0 - 0
 04/03/72 Division Two vs. Dumbarton (H)  3 - 2
 19/02/72 Division Two vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  3 - 0
 12/02/72 Division Two vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  1 - 1
 05/02/72 Third Round vs. Airdrie (Old) (H)  1 - 3
 15/01/72 Division Two vs. Clydebank (H)  1 - 2
 04/12/71 Division Two vs. Berwick Rangers (H)  2 - 1
 27/11/71 Division Two vs. St Mirren (A)  3 - 4
 13/11/71 Division Two vs. Queen's Park (A)  1 - 2
 06/11/71 Division Two vs. Montrose (H)  2 - 0
 30/10/71 Division Two vs. Dumbarton (A)  2 - 1


Biography

McAlpine was signed from Hearts in late October 1971 and he featured in the team reguarly as a full back up until February 1973 at which point he dropped out and he was released at the end of the 1972-73 campaign.

Debut

October 30th, 1971
Dumbarton 1 - 2 Arbroath

Scottish League (Division Two)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth

    Willie was born on this date in Edinburgh.

    Saturday, October 14th, 1950

  • Signed For Arbroath

    McAlpine was signed from Hearts in late October 1971 and he featured in the team reguarly as a full back up until February 1973 at which point he dropped out and he was released at the end of the 1972-73 campaign.

    Thursday, October 28th, 1971

  • Debut - Dumbarton 1 - 2 Arbroath

    Saturday, October 30th, 1971

  • Last Appearance - Arbroath 0 - 1 Morton

    Saturday, February 10th, 1973