Billy Ritchie

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Billy Ritchie
File:Billy Ritchie (1960).jpg
Ritchie in 1960
Personal information
Full name William Ritchie
Date of birth (1936-09-11)11 September 1936
Place of birth Newtongrange, Scotland
Date of death 10 March 2016(2016-03-10) (aged 79)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bathgate Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1967 Rangers 207 (0)
1967–1970 Partick Thistle 57 (0)
1970–1976 Motherwell 13 (0)
1976–1980 Stranraer 23 (0)
Total 300 (0)
International career
1962 Scotland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Ritchie (11 September 1936 – 10 March 2016)[2] was a Scottish professional footballer who was best known for his time with Rangers.

Ritchie started his career at local side Bathgate Thistle before moving to Rangers in 1955. He played both legs of Rangers 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final defeat to Fiorentina.

He left Rangers in 1967 and joined Partick Thistle. Ritchie died on 10 March 2016, aged 79.[3]

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  • Billy Ritchie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database