William Findlay (15 November 1922 – 6 January 2001) was a Scottish
football
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Motherwell
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Scottish Football League
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Albion Rovers
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in December 1941. Findlay became recognized as one of the finest players ever to appear for the Cliftonhill side, forming a strong partnership on the right wing with Johnny McIlhatton.
Findlay's showings for Rovers earned him a £7,500 move to
Rangers
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in April 1947.Willie Findlay The Herald, 20 January 2001 His spell at the ''Gers'' included scoring in the
1950 Scottish Cup Final
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in a 3–0 win over East Fife after only 26 seconds, which remains a record for the event. Findlay also scored in the 1951 Scottish League Cup Final, a 3–2 defeat by
Dundee
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. During his time at Ibrox he netted 65 goals in 114 appearances in the three major competitions(Rangers player) Findlay, Willie FitbaStats and won medals for both the League championship ( 1948–49 and 1949–50) and the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1947–48 and 1949–50) – he contributed to two other cup wins but did not take part in the finals.
He returned to Albion Rovers in the 1954–55 season for a few months.Albion Rovers Greats Albion Rovers FC (archived version, 2011)