William Rankin (20 March 1900 – 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Dundee, Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic.Rankine Willie Image 1 Dundee 1925, Vintage Footballers
With Dundee he took part in two tours of Spain,Dundee beat Real Madrid and Barcelona amid lemons, guns and rammies, George Cran, Evening Telegraph, 2 August 2018 finished on the losing side in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final,Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925, via The Celtic Wiki and was selected for the Scottish Football League XI in 1926. In his first season after moving to England with Football League First Division Blackburn, he won the FA Cup in 1928.Who Invented the Stepover?: and other crucial football conundrums (page 89); Paul Simpson, Uli Hesse; Profile Books, 2013; Historic programme from Blackburn Rovers' 1928 FA Cup win fetches hundreds Vanessa Sims, Lancashire Telegraph, 21 May 2015 He moved on to Second Division Charlton in March 1932,Season 1931-32, Into The Valley Charlton Athletic Historical Stats but was part of the team relegated in 1932–33, after which he retired from the professional game and became as player-manager of Burton Town, signing several other Scots including Alex Hair, John Torbet and former Dundee and Charlton teammate Johnnie Rankin (no relation). His post ended before June 1937, when he is known to have taken over the Devonshire Arms pub in Burton upon Trent.
Honours Blackburn Rovers FA Cup: 1927–28
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