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Winger
Willie
Waddell
exact date TBC
Date of birth
7 March 1921 Forth, Scotland
Signed from
1938 from Forth Wanderers
Competitive debut
Rangers v Ayr Utd 4-1 3 September 1938
Left to join
1955 Retired
600
Appearances
152
Goals
0.25
Goals/game
301
Competitive apps
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Profile image
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Rangers v Ayr Utd 4-1 3 September 1938
First team debut (all)
Rangers v Arsenal 29 August 1938
Last competitive
Aberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Last match (all)
Manchester City v Rangers 12 October 1955
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameWillie Waddell
Date of birth7 March 1921 Forth, Scotland
PositionWinger
Signedexact date TBC
Signed from1938 from Forth Wanderers
Left to join1955 Retired
Competitive debutRangers v Ayr Utd 4-1 3 September 1938
Debut (all matches)Rangers v Arsenal 29 August 1938
Last competitiveAberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Last match (all)Manchester City v Rangers 12 October 1955
First goalRangers v Arsenal 1938-August-29
Last goalLinfield (past & present) v Rangers 1955-05-10
Honours
League 3 x 1946-47, 1948-49, 1952-53, Scottish Cup 2 x 1949, 1953
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League201039
League Cup68015
Scottish Cup3204
Europe000
Other299094
Competitive total301058
Overall (incl. other)600 apps152
Honours & medals
League 3 x 1946-47, 1948-49, 1952-53, Scottish Cup 2 x 1949, 1953
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Arsenal 1938-August-29
Last goal
Linfield (past & present) v Rangers 1955-05-10
Personal & career info
Full nameWillie Waddell
Date of birth7 March 1921 Forth, Scotland
PositionWinger
Date signedexact date TBC
Signed from1938 from Forth Wanderers
Left to join1955 Retired
Competitive debutRangers v Ayr Utd 4-1 3 September 1938
Debut — all matchesRangers v Arsenal 29 August 1938
Last competitiveAberdeen v Rangers 2 April 1955
Last match — allManchester City v Rangers 12 October 1955
First goalRangers v Arsenal 1938-August-29
Last goalLinfield (past & present) v Rangers 1955-05-10
Appearance & goal totals
League starts201
League subs0
League goals39
League Cup starts68
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals15
Scottish Cup starts32
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals4
Europe starts0
Europe subs0
Europe goals0
Other starts299
Other subs0
Other goals94
Total competitive apps301
Total competitive goals58
Overall apps600
Overall goals152
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Archive footage
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Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
25%
152 goals in 600 games
League strike rate
19%
39 goals in 201 games
European strike rate
0%
0 goals in 0 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Arsenal 1938-August-29
Last goal
Linfield (past & present) v Rangers 1955-05-10
Total competitive goals
58
Overall goals
152
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