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Fullname: William Falconer
aka: Willie Falconer
Born: 4 April 1966
Birthplace: Aberdeen
Signed: 10 February 1994
Left: 16 January 1996
Position: Striker/Midfielder
First game: Hearts 2-0 away 12 February 1994 league
Last game: Hearts 4-0 away 23 September 1994 league
Only goal: Dundee United 3-1 away 2 April 1994 league
Internationals: Scotland U/21

Biog

Unheralded upon his arrival in 1994 - manager Lou Macari infamously quoted that he 'didn't expect him to set the heather on fire' - Willie Falconer proved to be an unwitting catalyst in the downfall of the old board, as the Bank's decision not to honour the first instalment of Falconer's £350,000 fee triggered the resignations of directors David Smith and Chris White from the Celtic board ("Sack the Board").

So without lifting a finger, Willie Falconer had written himself in the annals of Celtic folklore and brought down the old board! It was quite an entrance for the new man, and made him a bit of an unlikely hero.

As a player Falconer found his most productive form as a hard-working foil for the more glamorous Pierre Van Hooijdonk in the Scottish Cup run of 1995, scoring against Meadowbank Thistle, and crucially in the semi final replay versus Hibs.

The arrival of Andreas Thom as first choice strike partner for the blossoming Van Hooijdonk saw Falconer marginalised as an auxiliary midfielder or defender, most often for the second XI.

His work rate and attitude were recognised by the Celtic support with an ironic chant of "Ooh ah Falconer" in the same manner as which Manchester United fans of the same era lionised Eric Cantona.

Falconer went on to give sterling service to Motherwell and Dundee, prompting speculation of a belated Scotland call during this Indian Summer to his career. Willie is a regular sight in Glasgow's West End, where he runs an O'Brien's sandwich bar franchise.

We hope him all the best. A fair player who tried and did his best at a difficult time.

Playing Career

Club	From ___________	To ___________	Fee ___________	League		Scottish/FA Cup		League cup		Other
Clyde	03/07/2002	01/07/2003	Free	10 (8)	4	2 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Grimsby	28/03/2002	03/07/2002	Free	1 (1)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
St Johnstone	10/08/2001	28/03/2002	Free	16 (9)	3	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	0 (0)	0
Clydebank	01/08/2001	10/08/2001	Signed	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Dundee	01/07/1998	01/08/2001	Free	70 (8)	17	3 (2)	0	5 (0)	4	0 (0)	0
Motherwell	16/01/1996	01/07/1998		57 (1)	10	5 (0)	0	3 (0)	1	0 (0)	0
Celtic	10/02/1994	16/01/1996	£350,000	40 (2)	5	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (1)	0
Sheff Utd	13/08/1993	17/04/1994	£ 400,000	n/a
Middlesbro	16/08/1991	13/08/1993	Swap	n/a
Watford	17/06/1988	16/08/1991	£ 300,000	n/a
Aberdeen	01/08/1982	17/06/1988	Signed	77 (0)	13	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Lewis United	01/08/1981	01/08/1982		n/a
Totals			£700,000	272 (29) App(sub)	52 Goals	10 (3)	0	9 (1)	5	0 (1)	0
			goals / game	0.17		0		0.5		0

Honours with Celtic

Scottish Cup winner

• 1995

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