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Change: 19801890Died: 12 May 1958Birthplace: Muirkirk, Ayrshire Signed: 5 May 1917 (loan); 18 Sep 1917 (full)Left: May 1918 (RFA); 5 Oct 1923 (Third Lanark)Debut: Rangers 0-2 Celtic, Charity Cup, 12 May 1917Position: Defender/Centre-halfInternationals: ScotlandInternational Caps:
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Change: history.Playing Career APPEARANCES LEAGUE SCOTTISH CUP LEAGUE CUP EUROPE TOTAL 1917-23 202 12 n/a n/a 214Goals: 81--9Honours with CelticScottish League 1916-17, 1918-19, 1921-22Scottish Cup1923PicturesPlayer PicsLinkCeltic & World War One Notice of passing away
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Change: He passed away in 1958, and is buried in Boghead cemetery, Bathgate A great Celt who played a strong role for the club at a difficult time in Scottish social history.Playing Career APPEARANCES LEAGUE SCOTTISH CUP LEAGUE CUP EUROPE TOTAL 1917-23 202 12 n/a n/a 214Goals: 81
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Change: Despite this he got caught up in bureaucrat red tape and was arrested at least twice by the police for so-called 'desertion' after Celtic matches (would be interesting to know which ones). He was briefly in the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) from May 1918 before returning in August 1918.The
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Change: more".more". He deserved a lot better treatment than he received from the board at the end. He played for a variety of other clubs till retiring from football playing in 1925. He spent time in the summer of 1925 as a coach in Belgium.Away from
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May 9 2012, 10:47 AM EDT
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Change: deservedreceived from the board at the end. He played for a variety of other clubs till retiring from footballyfootball playing in 1925. He spent time in the summer of 1925 as a coach in Belgium.Away from football, he was a fan
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Change: He played for a variety of other clubs till retiring from footbally playing in 1925. He spent time in the summer of 1925 as a coach in Belgium.Away from football, he was a fan of the sport of "quoits" and became Scottish Champion on 1st Sep 1926.After
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Change: grace stating: "Celtic are strengthening the side. They don't need me any more". However, he deserved a lot better treatment than he deserved from the board at the end. After playing, he later became a landlord of the Star Inn (Bathgate). A great Celt who played
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Change: 5 caps, 3 as captain________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BiogBig hearted Willie Cringan originally joined Celtic on loan from Sunderland in May 1917 when he returned to his native Scotland to assist the war effort by working in the mines.The centre-half made his competitive debut in a Charity Cup tie
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Change: International Caps: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BiogBig hearted Willie Cringan originally joined Celtic on loan from Sunderland in May 1917 when he returned to his native Scotland to assist the war effort by working in the mines.The centre-half made his competitive debut in a Charity Cup tie at
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Change: Player Pics]Big hearted Willie Cringan originally joined Celtic on loan from Sunderland in May 1917 when he returned to his native Scotland to assist the war effort by working in the mines.The centre-half made his competitive debut in a
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Change: - who made 214 appearances and scored nine times for the Bhoys - took it with good grace. APPEARANCES LEAGUE SCOTTISH CUP LEAGUE CUP EUROPE TOTAL 1917-23 202 12 n/a n/a 214
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Change: basic pay. It was a spiteful and unjust way to end the Parkhead career of such a committed Celt but typically Willie - who made 214 appearances and scored nine times for the Bhoys - took it with good grace. APPEARANCES LEAGUE SCOTTISH CUP LEAGUE CUP EUROPE TOTAL
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Change: a cut in basic pay. It was a spitefu;spiteful and unjust way to end the Parkhead career of such a committed Celt but typically Willie - who made 214 appearances and scored nine times for the Bhoys - took it with good grace.
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