Willie Fordyce Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Position: Left Back
  • Signed: November 14th, 1941
  • First Manager: Jimmy Allan
  • Career Totals: 50 appearances


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1942-43 27 0 0 0 37.0% 7.4% 55.6%
1941-42 23 0 0 0 47.8% 26.1% 26.1%
Totals: 50 (0) 0


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 10/04/43 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Raith Rovers (H) 4 - 3
 03/04/43 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Raith Rovers (A) 0 - 5
 27/03/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Raith Rovers (H) 3 - 4
 13/03/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Rangers (A) 1 - 3
 06/03/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Hibernian (H) 2 - 0

 Recent First Team Goals
 None

 List of Goals Scored
None

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 10/04/43 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Raith Rovers (H)  4 - 3
 03/04/43 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Raith Rovers (A)  0 - 5
 27/03/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 4
 13/03/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 3
 06/03/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Hibernian (H)  2 - 0
 27/02/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 5
 20/02/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Hearts (H)  4 - 1
 13/02/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 3
 06/02/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Rangers (H)  2 - 1
 30/01/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Hibernian (A)  2 - 3
 23/01/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 3
 16/01/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Hearts (A)  2 - 2
 02/01/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 2
 01/01/43 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 28/11/42 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 2
 21/11/42 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Rangers (H)  0 - 0
 24/10/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Aberdeen (A)  0 - 1
 17/10/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. East Fife (H)  0 - 1
 10/10/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Rangers (H)  3 - 2
 26/09/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Hearts (H)  3 - 1
 19/09/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Hibernian (H)  3 - 1
 12/09/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Aberdeen (H)  0 - 4
 05/09/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. East Fife (A)  0 - 3
 29/08/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Dunfermline (H)  3 - 1
 22/08/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Hearts (A)  1 - 3
 15/08/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Raith Rovers (H)  3 - 2
 08/08/42 North Eastern - 1st Series vs. Rangers (A)  1 - 2
 06/06/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 6
 30/05/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Leith Athletic (H)  5 - 1
 23/05/42 Final 2nd Leg vs. Aberdeen (A)  1 - 3
 16/05/42 Final 1st Leg vs. Aberdeen (H)  4 - 3
 09/05/42 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. Rangers (A)  2 - 2
 02/05/42 1st Round 1st Leg vs. Rangers (H)  2 - 1
 25/04/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. East Fife (H)  0 - 2
 18/04/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Rangers (H)  8 - 1
 11/04/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Raith Rovers (A)  1 - 1
 04/04/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. St Bernard's (H)  2 - 0
 28/03/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Raith Rovers (H)  5 - 1
 21/03/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Rangers (A)  2 - 4
 14/03/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. St Bernard's (A)  3 - 1
 17/01/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Leith Athletic (A)  2 - 2
 10/01/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Aberdeen (H)  2 - 0
 03/01/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 1
 01/01/42 North Eastern - 2nd Series vs. Dunfermline (H)  3 - 5
 20/12/41 Final 2nd Leg vs. Aberdeen (A)  2 - 6
 13/12/41 Final 1st Leg vs. Aberdeen (H)  4 - 1
 06/12/41 Semi Final 2nd Leg vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 1
 29/11/41 Semi Final 1st Leg vs. East Fife (H)  3 - 2
 22/11/41 1st Round 2nd Leg vs. St Bernard's (A)  3 - 3
 15/11/41 1st Round 1st Leg vs. St Bernard's (H)  7 - 1


Biography

Willie was an Arbroath player who joined United during WW2. After his debut he retained his place in the side for the rest of the 1941-42 season and in the next campaign he was again a regular in the line up until he left to join East Fife in July 1943.

Last updated on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 by S Gracie.





Debut

November 15th, 1941
Dundee United 7 - 1 St Bernard's

Supplementary Cup (1st Round 1st Leg)


Timeline

  • Signed For Dundee United

    Friday, November 14th, 1941

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee United 7 - 1 St Bernard's
    Supplementary Cup (1st Round 1st Leg)

    Tradition told at Dundee. United always grand cup-fighters, forgot their manifold failings of recent weeks and handed out the biggest hammering given to a visiting team in Dundee for many moons. Saint

    Saturday, November 15th, 1941

  • 50th Appearance

    Dundee United 4 - 3 Raith Rovers
    Mitchell Trophy (1st Round 2nd Leg)

    Saturday, April 10th, 1943

  • Last Appearance

    Dundee United 4 - 3 Raith Rovers
    Mitchell Trophy (1st Round 2nd Leg)

    Saturday, April 10th, 1943