| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Dryburgh | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1951(1951-04-05) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Kelty, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1896 | Dunfermline Juniors | ||
| 1896–1897 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1897–1899 | The Wednesday | 35 | (7) |
| 1899–???? | Millwall Athletic | ||
| 1901–1902 | The Wednesday | 11 | (2) |
| 1902–1904 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1902–1903 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 1904–1905 | Lochgelly United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Dryburgh (22 May 1876 – 5 April 1951) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath and in the Football League for The Wednesday.
Career
Dryburgh was signed by Tottenham Hotspur in December 1902 and went on to make his debut in the Southern League on Christmas Day at home against Portsmouth. He scored one of the goals with the scoreline finishing in a 2–2 draw. In the FA Cup first round replay away against West Bromwich Albion he scored from the penalty spot to help Tottenham reach round two.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| The Wednesday | 1897–98 | First Division | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 1898–99 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| The Wednesday | 1901–02 | First Division | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 1902–03 | Southern League First Division | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Career total | 62 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 12 | ||
- 5 appearances in Western League, 5 appearances in London League
Honours
Cowdenbeath
- Central League: 1896–97
Tottenham Hotspur
- London League Premier Division: 1902–03
Individual
- Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 86. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Willie Dryburgh". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- Goodwin 1992, p. 114.
- Soar 1995, p. 236.
- "Tottenham Hotspur Official handbook 2018–2019". Tottenham Hotspur: 93.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "W Dryburgh". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "William Dryburgh". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "London League 1896–1910". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Bibliography
- Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
- 1876 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Footballers from Cowdenbeath
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Lochgelly United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1951 deaths