Willie Frame

William Frame was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back, although he could also play at left half.[3] He spent six years with Clyde and six with Motherwell[4] (being heavily involved during a period in the late 1920s where the Steelmen consistently finished near the top of the Scottish Football League table, being runners-up in the 1926–27 and 1929–30 seasons), before falling out of favour and serving a loan at second-tier Dunfermline Athletic. He then played in England's Football League for one year with Gateshead in 1931–32, followed by two seasons at Bray Unknowns in the Republic of Ireland and four seasons with Linfield in Northern Ireland,[5] returning to Motherwell for a short spell in 1938. He did not score any goals in over 440 appearances in Scotland's leagues or the Scottish Cup.[3]

For the Leicester City player, see Billy Frame. For the Scottish curler, see Willie Frame (curler).
Willie Frame
Personal information
Full name William Frame
Date of birth c. 1896[1]
Place of birth Larkhall, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Larkhall Thistle
1918–1924 Clyde 194 (0)
1924–1931 Motherwell 173 (0)
1930–1931 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 35 (0)
1931–1932 Gateshead
1932–1934 Bray Unknowns
1934–1938 Linfield
1938–1939 Motherwell 10 (0)
Total 412 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his time at Clyde, Frame played in the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield in four consecutive years,[3] and he was a guest member of a squad organised by Third Lanark that toured South America in the summer of 1923.[6][7]

References
  1. 'Highland Pride': La Plata, Argentina to Liverpool, England, 4 Aug 1923, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
  2. Season preview 1927/28 – Motherwell F.C., The Athletic News, 1 August 1927, via Play Up Liverpool
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Willie Frame, MotherWELLnet
  5. Frame Willie Image 1 Motherwell 1925, Vintage Footballers
  6. Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923, Pablo Ciullini, RSSSF, 19 August 2020
  7. Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786
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