Willie Mathieson (born 20 July 1943) is a Scottish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the left-back position for Rangers, amongst other clubs. He was included in the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame on 5 February 2007. Mathieson spent fifteen seasons at Rangers from 1960 to 1975 and was involved in the club's historic 1972 Cup Winners' Cup winning team. He played in over 300 games for Rangers, including the 1973 Scottish Cup Final winning side. Mathieson represented the

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once, in 1969. He transferred to

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

for the 1975–76 season, playing 25 league games (scoring three times) and then moved on to

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

for a final season (making 13 appearances). After retirement he joined the

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

coaching staff, working under former teammate Dave Smith. Berwick won the Second Division championship, which was their first-ever trophy. Mathieson is now retired and lives in

Auchterarder Auchterarder (; gd, Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "Th ...

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Profile at rangers.co.uk
1943 births Living people Sportspeople from St Andrews Association football fullbacks Scottish footballers Rangers F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players St Andrews United F.C. players People from Cardenden Footballers from Fife {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub