Willie Corbett

William Risk Corbett (31 August 1922 – 31 July 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half.

Willie Corbett

Personal information
Full name	William Risk Corbett[1]
Date of birth	31 August 1922
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death	31 July 2011(2011-07-31) (aged 88)
Place of death	Bonnybridge, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Centre half
Youth career
	Dunipace Thistle[2]
1940–1941	Maryhill
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1948	Celtic	48	(3)
1948–1949	Preston North End	19	(0)
1949–1950	Leicester City	16	(0)
1950–1951	Yeovil Town
1951–1952	Dunfermline Athletic	19	(0)
1952–1953	Greenock Morton	11	(0)
Total		113	(3)
National team
1942	Scotland (wartime)	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Corbett made 60 official appearances for Celtic from 1946 to 1948 (having joined in 1941 during wartime)[3] and also played for Preston North End, Leicester City, Yeovil Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton.[4] He also appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[5][6]

His two brothers, David and Norman, were also footballers.[5]