William Kinniburgh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Daniel Kinniburgh | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2001 | Motherwell Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001-2008 | Motherwell | 58 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Ayr United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008-2012 | Partick Thistle | 79 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Clyde (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Irvine Meadow | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| 2014–2015 | Thorniewood United | ||
| 2015 | Largs Thistle | 5 | |
| 2015- | Hurlford Thistle (Amateurs) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004-05 | Scotland U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 6 August 2014 (UTC). | |||
William Daniel Kinniburgh (born 8 September 1984, in Glasgow) is a footballer who is currently playinh with Hurlford Thistle in the amateur leagues. He has played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell and the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and Partick Thistle.
Career
Kinniburgh was a product of the Motherwell youth set-up and made his debut on 12 May 2002, against Dundee.[1] On 15 November 2003, Kinniburgh signed for Ayr United on loan.[2]
Kinniburgh joined Partick Thistle on loan in late 2007[3] and on 18 January 2008 was signed by them for an undisclosed fee.[4]
He joined Clyde on loan in January 2010, until the end of the season.[5]
Kinniburgh terminated his contract at Partick in May 2012 to pursue a career as a police officer and signed on a part-time basis for Scottish Junior West Region Junior champions Irvine Meadow the following month.[6][7] In June 2013, he signed for fellow Junior club Cambuslang Rangers,[8] however he left the club in January 2014.[9] Kinniburgh signed for Thorniewood United in August 2014.[10] After leaving Thorniewood, Kinniburgh signed for Largs Thistle in March 2015.[11] He made five appearances for the club before leaving in the summer by mutual consent.[12]
Kinniburgh made two appearances for the Scotland U-21 team in his early career.[13]
Personal life
His younger brother Steven is also a professional footballer,[14] currently playing for Kettering Town.
Career statistics
Correct as 7 June 2011 [15]
| Club | Season | Competition | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Motherwell | 2001-02 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2003-04 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | Scottish Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | Scottish Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2003-04 | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2007-08 | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 2007-08 | Scottish First Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Scottish First Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[16] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | Scottish First Division | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Combined Total | 62 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| Clyde (loan) | 2009-10 | Scottish Second Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 141 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 4 | ||
References
- ↑ "Youngsters inject sense of wellbeing". The Scotsman. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "First Division". The Scotsman. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kinniburgh heads for Firhill loan". BBC Sport. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Thistle seal Kinniburgh transfer". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Clyde to add Partick's Kinniburgh". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ Chris Jack (29 May 2012). "Hello, hello, hello! Thistle ace Willie quits to join police". Evening Times. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Thistle trio join Meadow". Scottish Football League. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ Smith, Kenny (19 June 2013). "Football: Lang sign up former SPL defender Kinniburgh". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Kenny (23 January 2014). "Lang boss frustrated after Scottish Cup exit". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (6 August 2014). "Wood win battle to sign Willie". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Corral, Calum (2 April 2015). "Can Thistle turn the tables on Pollok?". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Corral, Calum (9 July 2015). "Wuality not quantity key to Thistle success". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Neil Cameron (31 March 2004). "That's not so Plesan". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Kinniburgh hoping to avoid big freeze". Scottish Professional Football League. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "William Kinniburgh Statistics - Soccerbase". Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Challenge Cup
- ↑ Challenge Cup
