Willie Lennie
Scottish footballer
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Willie Lennie (26 January 1882 – 23 August 1954) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Queen's Park, Rangers, Dundee, Fulham and Aberdeen.[3]
Full name
William Lennie
Date of birth
26 January 1882
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
23 August 1954 (aged 72)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Lennie | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 1954 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maryhill | |||
| 1901–1902 | Queen's Park | 6 | (0) |
| 1902–1903 | Rangers | 5 | (2) |
| 1903–1904 | Dundee | 16 | (7) |
| 1904–1905 | Fulham | 17 | (3) |
| 1905–1913 | Aberdeen | 228 | (61) |
| 1913–1914 | Falkirk | 15 | (2) |
| 1914–1915 | St Johnstone | 5 | (2) |
| Total | 292 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1908 | Scotland[1] | 2 | (1) |
| 1910 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lennie joined Aberdeen from Fulham in 1905 and spent eight years with the club, becoming the first Aberdeen player to play for Scotland in 1908.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park | 1901–02 | Scottish Division One | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Rangers | 1901–02 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Dundee | 1903–04 | Scottish Division One | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| Fulham | 1904–05 | SFL / WFL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17+ | 3+ |
| Aberdeen | 1905–06 | Scottish Division One | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| 1906–07 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||
| 1907–08 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 11 | ||
| 1908–09 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | ||
| 1909–10 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 1910–11 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
| 1911–12 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 9 | ||
| 1912–13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 228 | 61 | 24 | 5 | 252 | 66 | ||
| Falkirk | 1913–14 | Scottish Division One | 15 | 2 | - | - | 15+ | 2+ |
| St Johnstone | 1914–15 | Scottish Division Two | 5 | 2 | - | - | 5+ | 2+ |
| Career total | 292 | 77 | 32+ | 7+ | 324+ | 84+ | ||
International
International goals
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lennie goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 March 1908 | Dens Park, Dundee | Wales | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1907–08 British Home Championship | [10] |
