Willie Box Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: William Gray Box
  • Born: December 25th, 1927 (Govan)
  • Died: March 16th, 2013 (Falkirk)
  • Position: Right Half
  • Signed: December 6th, 1951
  • First Manager: Alec Cheyne
  • Career Totals: 131 appearances, 5 goals
  • Also Played For: Dumbarton, Rutherglen Glencairn


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1954-55 29 0 0 0 27.6% 24.1% 48.3%
1953-54 37 0 0 0 29.7% 21.6% 48.6%
1952-53 39 3 0 0 35.9% 23.1% 41.0%
1951-52 26 2 0 0 30.8% 11.5% 57.7%
Totals: 131 (0) 5


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals 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
 30/04/55 First Round vs. Forfar (A) 3 - 4
 16/04/55 Division B vs. Dundee United (A) 1 - 6
 09/04/55 Division B vs. Third Lanark (A) 2 - 3
 26/03/55 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (A) 1 - 4
 19/03/55 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (H) 5 - 1

 Recent First Team Goals
 31/01/53 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (A) 2 - 1
 06/12/52 Division B vs. St Johnstone (A) 4 - 0
 04/10/52 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H) 4 - 1
 23/04/52 First Round Second Leg vs. Forfar (A) 5 - 3
 15/12/51 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H) 5 - 3

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 31/01/53 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (A)  2 - 1
 06/12/52 Division B vs. St Johnstone (A)  4 - 0
 04/10/52 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H)  4 - 1
 23/04/52 First Round Second Leg vs. Forfar (A)  5 - 3
 15/12/51 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H)  5 - 3

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 30/04/55 First Round vs. Forfar (A)  3 - 4
 16/04/55 Division B vs. Dundee United (A)  1 - 6
 09/04/55 Division B vs. Third Lanark (A)  2 - 3
 26/03/55 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  1 - 4
 19/03/55 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (H)  5 - 1
 12/03/55 Division B vs. Brechin City (H)  1 - 1
 05/03/55 Division B vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  5 - 3
 05/02/55 Fifth Round vs. St Johnstone (H)  0 - 4
 29/01/55 Division B vs. Dundee United (H)  3 - 1
 08/01/55 Division B vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 2
 01/01/55 Division B vs. Forfar (A)  1 - 1
 11/12/54 Division B vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 3
 04/12/54 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  1 - 0
 27/11/54 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 2
 20/11/54 Division B vs. Brechin City (A)  5 - 4
 13/11/54 Division B vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  2 - 2
 06/11/54 Division B vs. Airdrie (Old) (A)  1 - 3
 30/10/54 Division B vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  0 - 3
 23/10/54 Fourth Round vs. Brechin City (H)  2 - 0
 16/10/54 Division B vs. Morton (H)  2 - 4
 09/10/54 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (A)  4 - 4
 25/09/54 Division B vs. Alloa (A)  3 - 3
 18/09/54 Division B vs. Forfar (H)  4 - 3
 11/09/54 Division B vs. Queen's Park (A)  0 - 2
 04/09/54 Group Stage vs. Albion Rovers (A)  1 - 3
 01/09/54 Group Stage vs. Morton (H)  2 - 2
 28/08/54 Group Stage vs. Alloa (A)  3 - 3
 21/08/54 Group Stage vs. Albion Rovers (H)  3 - 1
 18/08/54 Group Stage vs. Morton (A)  2 - 5
 01/05/54 Final vs. Dundee United (A)  1 - 2
 07/04/54 Division B vs. Motherwell (A)  1 - 2
 13/03/54 Division B vs. Dumbarton (A)  0 - 1
 06/03/54 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  1 - 1
 27/02/54 Division B vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 3
 22/02/54 Second Round Replay vs. Stirling (H)  1 - 3
 20/02/54 Division B vs. Kilmarnock (H)  0 - 1
 17/02/54 Second Round Replay vs. Stirling (A)  0 - 0
 06/02/54 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (A)  1 - 1
 30/01/54 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (H)  1 - 0
 23/01/54 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H)  5 - 0
 16/01/54 Division B vs. Alloa (A)  3 - 3
 09/01/54 Division B vs. Dundee United (H)  4 - 3
 02/01/54 Division B vs. Morton (A)  2 - 5
 01/01/54 Division B vs. Forfar (H)  2 - 3
 26/12/53 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (A)  0 - 3
 19/12/53 Division B vs. Queen's Park (H)  3 - 2
 05/12/53 Division B vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  1 - 2
 28/11/53 Division B vs. Third Lanark (A)  2 - 2
 21/11/53 Division B vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 3
 14/11/53 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  1 - 5
 07/11/53 Division B vs. St Johnstone (H)  3 - 4
 31/10/53 Division B vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 4
 24/10/53 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (H)  3 - 1
 17/10/53 Division B vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 2
 10/10/53 Division B vs. Alloa (H)  1 - 1
 03/10/53 Division B vs. Dundee United (A)  2 - 2
 26/09/53 Division B vs. Morton (H)  2 - 3
 19/09/53 Division B vs. Forfar (A)  3 - 0
 12/09/53 Semi Final vs. Forfar (A)  3 - 1
 05/09/53 Division B vs. Queen's Park (A)  4 - 3
 29/08/53 Group Stage vs. Dumbarton (H)  4 - 0
 26/08/53 Group Stage vs. Forfar (A)  2 - 1
 22/08/53 Group Stage vs. Dunfermline (H)  3 - 1
 15/08/53 Group Stage vs. Dumbarton (A)  0 - 3
 12/08/53 Group Stage vs. Forfar (H)  0 - 0
 08/08/53 Group Stage vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 2
 25/04/53 First Round Second Leg vs. Montrose (A)  0 - 3
 18/04/53 Division B vs. Morton (A)  0 - 4
 06/04/53 Division B vs. Queen's Park (A)  1 - 5
 04/04/53 Division B vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 4
 28/03/53 Division B vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 3
 21/03/53 Division B vs. Stirling (A)  1 - 4
 14/03/53 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  6 - 2
 07/03/53 Division B vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  0 - 3
 28/02/53 Division B vs. Hamilton Accies (A)  1 - 2
 21/02/53 Division B vs. Dumbarton (H)  2 - 1
 14/02/53 First Round First Leg vs. Montrose (H)  3 - 3
 31/01/53 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (A)  2 - 1
 24/01/53 First Round vs. Rangers (A)  0 - 4
 17/01/53 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (H)  1 - 1
 10/01/53 Division B vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 0
 03/01/53 Division B vs. Alloa (H)  2 - 0
 01/01/53 Division B vs. Forfar (A)  0 - 0
 27/12/52 Division B vs. Morton (H)  1 - 0
 20/12/52 Division B vs. Dundee United (A)  2 - 1
 13/12/52 Division B vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 2
 06/12/52 Division B vs. St Johnstone (A)  4 - 0
 29/11/52 Division B vs. Stirling (H)  3 - 1
 22/11/52 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  2 - 1
 15/11/52 Division B vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  2 - 2
 08/11/52 Division B vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  3 - 2
 01/11/52 Division B vs. Dumbarton (A)  5 - 5
 25/10/52 Division B vs. Queen's Park (H)  0 - 2
 18/10/52 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (H)  3 - 0
 11/10/52 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (A)  2 - 7
 04/10/52 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H)  4 - 1
 27/09/52 Division B vs. Alloa (A)  0 - 2
 20/09/52 Division B vs. Forfar (H)  0 - 0
 06/09/52 Division B vs. Dundee United (H)  2 - 1
 30/08/52 Group Stage vs. Kilmarnock (A)  0 - 4
 27/08/52 Group Stage vs. Alloa (H)  1 - 1
 23/08/52 Group Stage vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 3
 16/08/52 Group Stage vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 0
 13/08/52 Group Stage vs. Alloa (A)  1 - 3
 09/08/52 Group Stage vs. Dunfermline (H)  0 - 5
 14/05/52 Final vs. Montrose (H)  1 - 2
 30/04/52 Semi Final vs. Dundee United (A)  4 - 3
 23/04/52 First Round Second Leg vs. Forfar (A)  5 - 3
 12/04/52 First Round First Leg vs. Forfar (H)  1 - 1
 29/03/52 First Round vs. Dunfermline (H)  0 - 3
 22/03/52 Division B vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 5
 15/03/52 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  0 - 2
 08/03/52 Division B vs. Dundee United (A)  1 - 3
 01/03/52 Division B vs. Dumbarton (A)  1 - 0
 23/02/52 Third Round vs. Rangers (H)  0 - 2
 16/02/52 Division B vs. Falkirk (A)  1 - 5
 13/02/52 Division B vs. Kilmarnock (H)  2 - 1
 09/02/52 Second Round vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  4 - 1
 02/02/52 Division B vs. Ayr Utd (A)  1 - 4
 26/01/52 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (H)  2 - 2
 19/01/52 Division B vs. Clyde (H)  1 - 3
 12/01/52 Division B vs. Alloa (H)  2 - 1
 05/01/52 Division B vs. St Johnstone (A)  2 - 2
 02/01/52 Division B vs. Queen's Park (H)  0 - 2
 01/01/52 Division B vs. Forfar (A)  1 - 4
 29/12/51 Division B vs. Hamilton Accies (H)  3 - 1
 22/12/51 Division B vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  1 - 8
 15/12/51 Division B vs. Dunfermline (H)  5 - 3
 08/12/51 Division B vs. Stenhousemuir (A)  0 - 3
 17/11/51 Division B vs. Albion Rovers (A)  1 - 3
 10/11/51 Division B vs. Falkirk (H)  2 - 4


Biography

Willie made two trialist appearances at right half in league games against Falkirk and Albion Rovers in November 1951 before being signed up from Rutherglen Glencairn early the following month. He played every game from his date of signing up until the end of the 1951-52 season, being used as either a right half or inside right and the following campaign he once again never missed a game, this time playing as our regular right half throughout.

After playing in his first possible 87 games, he finally missed a game against Motherwell in December 1954, one of only three games he would miss during the 1954-55 campaign as he was once again our regular right half. His 4th season at Gayfield would be his final one as despite again playing regularly for most of the campaign, he was given a free transfer at the end of it, and he would go on to join Dumbarton in early August 1956.

Debut

November 10th, 1951
Falkirk 4 - 2 Arbroath

Scottish League (Division B)


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