William Paul (7 February 1866 – 23 October 1911) was a Scottish footballer who played for

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and Scotland as a

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Career

Paul featured for Partick Thistle across three decades, with his statistics in competitive matches for the club standing at 127 goals in 218 appearances. As an amateur, he was free to play for other teams and assisted Queen's Park on several occasions,In Memoriam. William Paul.
The Scottish Referee, 27 October 1911. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club particularly in the 1890–91 season, also playing for the

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(today purely an athletics club but in that era also involved in football, its members including several of the west of Scotland's leading players). He was capped three times by Scotland and scored five goals (including four in one match in 1890).

Personal life

Paul also worked as a

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at the Glasgow dockyards. He died in 1911, at age 45, from an appendix-related ailment. He was buried in the Western Necropolis in Maryhill.

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Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Scottish Football League players Partick Thistle F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players 1911 deaths 1866 births Footballers from Glasgow Association football forwards People from Partick {{Scotland-footy-forward-1860s-stub

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