William Hillhouse (19 November 1891 – 21 August 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside left.Hillhouse William Image 1 Albion Rovers 1920, Vintage Footballers The major event of his career was appearing in the 1920 Scottish Cup Final with Albion Rovers, scoring the second of his side's goals in a 3–2 defeat to Kilmarnock (his hometown club).Is It Really So Strange? , Shaughan McGuigan, Tell Him He's Pele, 6 March 2014 Hillhouse also played for MotherwellWilliam Hillhouse, MotherWELLnet – he was contracted there for six seasons but only played for them in the first two, possibly due to commitments relating to World War I – and Third Lanark, touring South America with the latter in the summer of 1923Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923, Pablo Ciullini, RSSSF, 19 August 2020Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; and appearing on the losing side in the Glasgow Cup final later that year.Glasgow Cup Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1923
His younger brother Hugh spent three seasons with Queen's Park;Name: Hillhouse, Hugh Horsefield, QPFC.com their cousin John, who grew up on the same street in Hurlford, was also a footballer.1901 Scotland Census, Ancestry
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