Willie Cunningham (Northern Ireland footballer)

For other people of the same name, see Willie Cunningham.
Willie Cunningham
Personal information
Full nameWilliam E. Cunningham
Date of birth(1930-02-20)20 February 1930
Place of birthMallusk, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date of death31 August 2007(2007-08-31) (aged 77)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1950–1954St. Mirren61(1)
1954–1960Leicester City127(4)
1960–1963Dunfermline Athletic70(4)
Total258(9)
National team
Northern Ireland30(0)
Teams managed
1964–1967Dunfermline Athletic
1968–1972Falkirk
1973–1974St. Mirren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William "Willie" E. Cunningham (20 February 1930 – 31 August 2007) was a former Northern Ireland international footballer and manager.

Born in Antrim, he signed for St. Mirren in 1950 and played there until 1954 when he left for Leicester City. He joined Dunfermline Athletic in 1960 and was a member of the Scottish Cup-winning team which beat Celtic 2-0 in 1961. After retiring from playing, he went into management with Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk.[1] He returned to manage St. Mirren in 1972, but resigned in 1974 for personal reasons. Before leaving, he recommended Alex Ferguson as his successor.

He played 30 matches for Northern Ireland, and was a member of their 1958 FIFA World Cup team.

He died, aged 77, at the end of August 2007.

References

External links

Northern Ireland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. – managers
  • Knight (1922–25)
  • Paterson (1925–30)
  • Knight (1930–36)
  • Taylor (1936–38)
  • Wilson (1938–39)
  • Archibald (1939–46)
  • McAndrew (1947)
  • Calder (1947–48)
  • Terris (1948–49)
  • Lees (1949–51)
  • Younger (1951–52)
  • Ancell (1952–55)
  • Dickson (1955–60)
  • Stein (1960–64)
  • Cunningham (1964–67)
  • Farm (1967–70)
  • Stevensonc (1970)
  • Wright (1970–72)
  • Miller (1972–75)
  • Thomsonc (1975)
  • Melrose (1975–80)
  • Stanton (1980–82)
  • Thomsonc (1982)
  • Forsyth (1982–83)
  • Leishman (1982–90)
  • Munro (1991)
  • Scott (1991–93)
  • Paton (1993–99)
  • Campbell (1999)
  • Nicholl (1999)
  • Calderwood (1999–2004)
  • Hay (2004–05)
  • Leishman (2005–06)
  • Kenny (2006–07)
  • McIntyre (2007–12)
  • Jefferies (2012–)
(c) caretaker
Falkirk F.C. – managers
  • Nicol (1905–24)
  • Reid (1924–27)
  • Richardson (1927–32)
  • Orr (1932–35)
  • Craig (1935–50)
  • Shankly (1950–56)
  • McPhiec (1956–57)
  • R. Smith (1957–59)
  • Younger (1959–60)
  • McCrae (1960–65)
  • Kean (1965–66)
  • Prentice (1966–68)
  • Rowanc (1968)
  • Cunningham (1968–1972)
  • Prentice (1973–75)
  • McKenziec (1975)
  • Miller (1975–77)
  • Little (1977–79)
  • Hagart (1979–82)
  • Benniec (1982)
  • Totten (1982–83)
  • Abel (1983–84)
  • Shawc (1984)
  • Lamont (1984–87)
  • Clarke (1987–88)
  • Duffy (1988–89)
  • Sullivanc (1989)
  • Lamont (1989–90)
  • Sullivanc (1990)
  • Jefferies (1990–95)
  • Lambie (1995–96)
  • Collinsc (1996)
  • Bannon (1996)
  • Totten (1996–2002)
  • McCall (2002–03)
  • Coyle & Hughes (2003)
  • Hughes (2003–09)
  • May (2009–10)
  • Pressley (2010–13)
  • A. Smithc (2013)
  • Holt (2013–14)
  • Houston (2014–)
(c) caretaker
St. Mirren F.C. – managers
  • McCartney (1904–10)
  • Grieve (1910)
  • Law (1910–16)
  • Cochrane (1916–28)
  • Turner (1928–29)
  • Graham (1929)
  • Morrison (1929–36)
  • Blythe (1936–41)
  • Menzies (1941–42)
  • Fotheringham (1942–45)
  • Rankin (1945–54)
  • Reid (1954–61)
  • Flavell (1961–62)
  • Cox (1962–65)
  • Millward (1965–66)
  • Wright (1966–70)
  • Humphries (1970–72)
  • Bryceland (1972–73)
  • Cunningham (1973–74)
  • Ferguson (1974–78)
  • Clunie (1978–80)
  • McFarlane (1980–83)
  • Miller (1983–86)
  • Smith (1986–88)
  • Fitzpatrick (1988–91)
  • Hay (1991–92)
  • Bone (1992–96)
  • Munro (1996)
  • Fitzpatrick (1996–98)
  • Hendrie (1998–2002)
  • Coughlin (2002–03)
  • MacPherson (2003–10)
  • Lennon (2010–14)
  • Craig (2014–)



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