William Risk Corbett (31 August 1922 – 31 July 2011) was a Scottish footballer who played as a
centre-half
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Corbett made 60 official appearances for
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
from 1946 to 1948 (having joined in 1941 during wartime) and also played for
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
,
Leicester City,
Yeovil Town,
Dunfermline Athletic and
Greenock Morton. He also appeared as a guest player for
West Ham United in
World War II.
His two brothers,
David and
Norman, were also footballers.
[Scottish junior football's young achievers: Norrie Corbett and Joe Fascione]
Douglas Gorman, Scottish Sport History, 14 May 2021
References
External links
at ''London Hearts Supporters Club''
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1922 births
2011 deaths
Celtic F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
Maryhill F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Men's association football central defenders
Footballers from Falkirk
English Football League players
Scotland men's wartime international footballers
Scottish men's footballers
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