Willie Kivlichan

William Fulton Kivlichan (11 March 1886 – 5 April 1937) born in Galashiels in the Scottish borders, was a Scottish footballer. He played for both of the Old Firm rival clubs Rangers and Celtic in the early 1900s.[3][4]

Willie Kivlichan
Personal information
Full name William Fulton Kivlichan[1]
Date of birth 11 March 1886
Place of birth Galashiels, Scotland
Date of death 5 April 1937(1937-04-05) (aged 51)[2]
Place of death Dumfries, Scotland
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Dumfries St Joseph's
1903–1904 Maxwelltown Junior
1904– Dumfries
Glasgow University
1905–1907 Rangers 20 (7)
1907–1911 Celtic 77 (20)
1911–1914 Bradford Park Avenue 88 (5)
Queen of the South
National team
1909–1910 Scottish League XI 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kivlichan signed for Rangers in 1905 from Glasgow University and played 29 games in two years. He was one of several players of the Catholic faith to feature for Rangers in the pre-World War I era, after which an unwritten rule was introduced at the club which persisted for several decades.[5] He transferred to Celtic in 1907 and represented the Scottish League XI three times while a Celtic player.[6]

During the First World War, Kivlichan served as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the King's Own African Rifles.[7] After he qualified in medicine from the University of Glasgow, Kivlichan became the Celtic team doctor. He was by the side of John Thomson as the young Celtic goalkeeper died from an injury sustained in an Old Firm match on 5 September 1931.[8]

He died on 5 April 1937 of heart disease at the age of 51.

See also

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 166. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. BBC NI Learning. "BBC NI – Schools – Citizenship – Sectarianism – Newsstand – Sport – Newspaper Article 3". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. "SCOTTISHLEAGUE.NET SFAQS". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. Ibrox left-footers, The Glasgow Herald, 15 September 1989
  6. "Willie Kivlichan". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  7. "Kivlichan Willie Image 1 Bradford Park Avenue 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. Miller to follow in 100-year-old footsteps DailyRecord.co.uk, 28 May 2008


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