William Daniel Kinniburgh (born 8 September 1984, in

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) is a retired

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who was the

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with Gartcairn F. A. Juniors in the

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. He has played in the

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for

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and the

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for

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

and

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

Career

Kinniburgh was a product of the

youth set-up and made his debut on 12 May 2002, against

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. On 15 November 2003, Kinniburgh signed for

on loan. Kinniburgh joined

on loan in late 2007 and on 18 January 2008 was signed by them for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first and only goal for Partick in a 2–1 defeat to

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

in April 2011. He joined

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on loan in January 2010, until the end of the season. Kinniburgh terminated his contract at Thistle in May 2012 to pursue a career as a

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and signed on a part-time basis for Scottish Junior West Region Junior champions Irvine Meadow the following month. In June 2013, he signed for fellow Junior club Cambuslang Rangers, however he left the club in January 2014. Kinniburgh signed for Thorniewood United in August 2014. After leaving Thorniewood, Kinniburgh signed for Largs Thistle in March 2015. He made five appearances for the club before leaving in the summer by mutual consent. Kinniburgh made six appearances for the Scotland U-21 team in his early career. After spending time as a coach with

, Kinniburgh became manager of junior side Gartcairn F. A. Juniors. He left the club in 2022.

Personal life

His younger brother

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is also a professional footballer, currently caretaker manager of

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Career statistics

''Correct as 7 June 2011''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinniburgh, William 1984 births Officers in Scottish police forces Living people Motherwell F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from East Kilbride Scottish police officers Thorniewood United F.C. players