William McInanny Carr (born 6 January 1950) is a Scottish former footballer, who played in the Football League for Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall. During his time with Coventry, Carr played in six full international matches for Scotland. He later played in non-league football for

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, Willenhall Town,

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and Stourbridge.

Background

Carr was born in Glasgow. He spent part of his formative teenage years in Cambridge, where his family relocated in 1963.

Playing career

Coventry City

The midfielder had joined Coventry in 1967 as an apprentice debuting as a substitute against

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that year. Along with

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and the likes of Neil Martin and Dennis Mortimer he was part of the Coventry side that achieved the club's highest ever league finish – sixth in 1970, meriting a place in the

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the season after. He is famed for the ''donkey kick'' goal scored for Coventry City against Everton in October 1970. He took a free kick by gripping the ball between his ankles and flicking it up for

to volley home. The move gained widespread fame as the match was televised on Match of the Day, and moved the authorities to ban the technique at the end of the season. Carr struggled with a knee injury (suffered against Liverpool in April 1973), before leaving for £80,000 in March 1975. He scored 37 goals in 292 games in all competitions for the ''Sky Blues''.

Scotland

During his time with Coventry he won 6 caps for Scotland between 1970 and 1972. His international debut came on 18 April 1970 in a 1–0 win in Northern Ireland.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers debuting against Chelsea in the same month, scoring once in a memorable 7–1 victory. He was a first-choice player and helped his new side to win the 1976–77 Football League Second Division and the

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. He finally left Wolves in Summer 1982 shortly after they were relegated from the top flight. In total, he made 289 appearances for the club, scoring 26 times.

Millwall & non-league

He next joined Millwall. He stayed for only six months at the London club before returning to the Midlands. He had spells at

, Willenhall Town and Stourbridge in

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before calling time on his playing career in 1988.

After football

He became a rep for an engineering supplies firm in the Birmingham area.

Honours

* Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame Wolverhampton Wanderers Football League Second Division Championship :1976-1977 Football League Cup: 1979-80

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Willie 1950 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Worcester City F.C. players Willenhall Town F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Stourbridge F.C. players Anglo-Scots