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Willie Hannah

William King Hannah (6 August 1921 – 1978[a]) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 26 Scottish League appearances for Albion Rovers and 121 appearances in the English Football League playing as an inside forward for Preston North End and Barrow.[1][2]

Hannah was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, in 1921 and died in Preston, Lancashire, in 1978.[1][a]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Litster gives a death date of 30 June 1978, while Hugman lists September of that year.[1][2] Primary sources confirm the death was registered in the September quarter of 1978, which is consistent with either suggested date.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Willie Hannah". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  3. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 June 2019.