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Willie C Cunningham
Date of Birth: 22-02-1925
Position: Full Back
Joined: 28-04-1945
Appearances: 42
Substitute Appearances:
Goals: 3
Nationality: Scottish
Previous Clubs:
Subsequent Clubs: Airdrie, Preston North End
Died: 28-11-2000
Born: Cowdenbeath
Debut against Rangers. NEL
Last game against Third Lanark. Victory Cup.
Cunningham joined Dunfermline as an 18-year-old, combining football with working in the pits.
Making his debut against Rangers in the North-East wartime league, he played just one full season before signing for Airdrie. A regular there for three seasons, Preston North End paid a sizeable fee to take him to Deepdale in 1949.
A strong-tackling defender, he made 487 appearances for Preston, winning promotion and reaching the 1954 Cup Final in a career that lasted until 1963. During his time with Preston, he was capped 8 times including captaining Scotland in the 1954 World Cup finals.
Position: Full Back
Joined: 28-04-1945
Appearances: 42
Substitute Appearances:
Goals: 3
Nationality: Scottish
Previous Clubs:
Subsequent Clubs: Airdrie, Preston North End
Died: 28-11-2000
Born: Cowdenbeath
Debut against Rangers. NEL
Last game against Third Lanark. Victory Cup.
Cunningham joined Dunfermline as an 18-year-old, combining football with working in the pits.
Making his debut against Rangers in the North-East wartime league, he played just one full season before signing for Airdrie. A regular there for three seasons, Preston North End paid a sizeable fee to take him to Deepdale in 1949.
A strong-tackling defender, he made 487 appearances for Preston, winning promotion and reaching the 1954 Cup Final in a career that lasted until 1963. During his time with Preston, he was capped 8 times including captaining Scotland in the 1954 World Cup finals.
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