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Willie Coburn

Willie Coburn

Scottish footballer

Willie Simpson Coburn (13 April 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He spent much of his career with St Johnstone and also played for Forfar Athletic and Cowdenbeath.[1][2]

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Coburn joined St Johnstone from Crieff Earngrove juniors in 1962 and went on to make 238 appearances for the Perth club before leaving in 1972 for Forfar Athletic.[3] He made 32 appearances and scored once in a season at Forfar.[4] He made 11 appearances at Cowdenbeath in the 1973–74 season.[5] Coburn was one of five players to be voted into St Johnstone's inaugural Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

Coburn died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 74.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Davidson, Jack (9 December 2015). "Willie Coburn". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Forfar Athletic Player William Coburn Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. [3]
    Newcastle Fans profile
  4. [4]
    FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 - 2013/14
  5. [5]
    COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 - 2013/14
  6. [6]
    "Former player Willie Coburn passes away". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.


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