Willie Simpson Coburn (13 April 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He spent much of his career with St Johnstone and also played for Forfar Athletic and Cowdenbeath.[1][2]
Coburn joined St Johnstone from Crieff Earngrove juniors in 1962 and went on to make 238 appearances for the Perth club before leaving in 1972 for Forfar Athletic.[3] He made 32 appearances and scored once in a season at Forfar.[4] He made 11 appearances at Cowdenbeath in the 1973–74 season.[5] Coburn was one of five players to be voted into St Johnstone's inaugural Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]
Coburn died on 5 December 2015 at the age of 74.[6]
References
- ^ a b Davidson, Jack (9 December 2015). "Willie Coburn". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Forfar Athletic Player William Coburn Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Newcastle Fans profile
- ^ FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 - 2013/14
- ^ COWDENBEATH : 1946/47 - 2013/14
- ^ "Former player Willie Coburn passes away". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
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