Bill McFettridge

William McLintock McFettridge (22 April 1864 – 9 May 1931) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played his early football for Thornliebank, a club based in the south of the city of Glasgow, Scotland and appeared as a 16 year old in the 1880 Scottish Cup Final. Thornliebank were beaten 3–0 by Queen's Park, and McFettridge played centre-half. In 1883 he moved to England to play for Padiham, then a power in Lancashire football. In 1886 he transferred to Burnley.

Bill McFettridge

Personal information
Full name	William McLintock McFettridge
Date of birth	22 April 1864
Place of birth	Govan, Scotland
Date of death	9 May 1931(1931-05-09) (aged 67)
Place of death	Burnley, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1879–1883	Thornliebank
1883–1886	Padiham
1886–1893	Burnley	85	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

McFettridge soon established himself in the Burnley team and showed himself to be a versatile player with an ability to play in attack or defence. However, he soon made the right-half position his own and built a strong relationship with left-half Jack Keenan. He played with a hard, robust style proving very effective in those early days.

1888–1889

McFettridge made his Football League debut on 15 September 1888, playing at full-back, at Pike's Lane, then home of Bolton Wanderers. Burnley defeated Bolton Wanderers 4–3. Bill McFettridge appeared in 16 of the 22 League games played by Burnley in season 1888–89. As a wing-half (11 appearances) he played in a Burnley midfield that achieved a big (three-League-goals-or-more) win once.

McFetteridge played for Burnley for five seasons in the Football League from 1888 to 1893 and made 85 appearances and scored 2 goals.

References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. p. 168.