Bill McFettridge

William McFettridge, known as Bill McFettridge, (22 April 1864 – 9 May 1931) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played his early football for Thornliebank a club based in the south of the city of Glasgow, Scotland and played as a 16 year old in the Scottish Cup Final of 1880. Thornliebank were beaten 3–0 by Queen's Park, and McFettridge played centre-half. He came south, to England, to play for Padiham, then a power in Lancashire football. That was 1883 and, three years later, in 1886, he transferred to Burnley.

Bill McFettridge
Personal information
Full name William McLintock McFettridge
Date of birth 22 April 1864
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Date of death 9 May 1931(1931-05-09) (aged 67)
Place of death Burnley, England
Playing position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1879–1883 Thornliebank
1883–1886 Padiham
1886–1893 Burnley 85 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He soon established himself in the Burnley team and showed himself to be a versatile player with an ability to play attack or defence. However, he soon made the right-half position his own and built a strong relationship with left-half, Jack Keenan. Bill McFettridge played with a hard, robust style proving very effective in those early days.[1]

1888-1889

Bill McFettridge made his League debut on 15 September 1888, playing at full-back, at Pike's Lane, then home of Bolton Wanderers. Burnley defeated Bolton Wanderers 4–3. Bill McFettridge appeared in 16 of the 22 League games played by Burnley in season 1888–89. As a wing-half (11 appearances) he played in a Burnley midfield that achieved a big (three-League-goals-or-more) win once.

McFetteridge played for Burnley for 5 seasons in the Football League from 1888 - 1893 and made 85 appearances and scored 2 goals.[2]

References
  1. Lee & Simpson, Edward & Ray (1991). Burnley A Complete Record 1882–1991. Breedon Books Sport. p. 108. ISBN 0 907969 90 9.
  2. "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 7 January 2018. (registration & fee required)
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. p. 168.


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