William Kinniburgh

William Daniel Kinniburgh (born 8 September 1984, in Glasgow) is a retired footballer who is currently the manager with Gartcairn F. A. Juniors in the West of Scotland Football League. He has played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell and the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and Partick Thistle.

William Kinniburgh

Personal information
Full name	William Daniel Kinniburgh
Date of birth	8 September 1984
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Gartcairn F. A. Juniors (manager)
Youth career
–2001	Motherwell
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)
Teams managed
2019–	Gartcairn F. A. Juniors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:58, 3 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2012

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 scored his first and only goal for Partick in a 2-1 defeat to Falkirk in April 2011.[5]

He joined Clyde on loan in January 2010, until the end of the season.[6]

Kinniburgh terminated his contract at Partick in May 2012 to pursue a career as a police officer[7] and signed on a part-time basis for Scottish Junior West Region Junior champions Irvine Meadow the following month.[8][9] In June 2013, he signed for fellow Junior club Cambuslang Rangers,[10] however he left the club in January 2014.[11] Kinniburgh signed for Thorniewood United in August 2014.[12] After leaving Thorniewood, Kinniburgh signed for Largs Thistle in March 2015.[13] He made five appearances for the club before leaving in the summer by mutual consent.[14]

Kinniburgh made six appearances for the Scotland U-21 team in his early career.[15]

After spending time as a coach with Partick Thistle, Kinniburgh became manager of junior side Gartcairn F. A. Juniors.[16]

Personal life

His younger brother Steven is also a professional footballer,[17] currently caretaker manager of Corby Town.

Career statistics

Correct as 7 June 2011 [18]

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	0	19	0
	2009-10	Scottish First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	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

1. "Youngsters inject sense of wellbeing". The Scotsman. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
2. "First Division". The Scotsman. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
3. "Kinniburgh heads for Firhill loan". BBC Sport. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
4. "Thistle seal Kinniburgh transfer". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
5. "Partick Thistle 1-2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
6. "Clyde to add Partick's Kinniburgh". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
7. Kinniburgh shuns football for police career, Daily Record / East Kilbride News, 27 June 2012
8. Chris Jack (29 May 2012). "Hello, hello, hello! Thistle ace Willie quits to join police". Evening Times. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
9. "Thistle trio join Meadow". Scottish Football League. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
10. Smith, Kenny (19 June 2013). "Football: Lang sign up former SPL defender Kinniburgh". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
11. Smith, Kenny (23 January 2014). "Lang boss frustrated after Scottish Cup exit". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
12. O'Donnell, Jim (6 August 2014). "Wood win battle to sign Willie". Evening Times. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
13. Corral, Calum (2 April 2015). "Can Thistle turn the tables on Pollok?". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
14. Corral, Calum (9 July 2015). "Quality not quantity key to Thistle success". Largs & Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
15. Neil Cameron (31 March 2004). "That's not so Plesan". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
16. Pirie, Mark (3 July 2020). "New Gartcairn boss Willie Kinniburgh aims to stay clear of relegation dogfight". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
17. "Kinniburgh hoping to avoid big freeze". Scottish Professional Football League. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
18. "William Kinniburgh Statistics - Soccerbase". Retrieved 7 June 2011.

External links

• William Kinniburgh at the Scottish Football Association
• William Kinniburgh at Soccerbase