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'''William Davidson Munro''' (21 June 1934 – October 2023) was a Scottish [[association football|football]] player and [[manager (association football)|manager]]. |
'''William Davidson Munro''' (21 June 1934 – 5 October 2023) was a Scottish [[association football|football]] player and [[manager (association football)|manager]]. |
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Munro died at the age of 89 on 5 October 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Tom |title=Former Clydebank manager Bill Munro dies aged 89 |url=https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/sport/23838386.former-clydebank-manager-bill-munro-dies-aged-89/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Clydebank Post |date=6 October 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://announcements.glasgowworld.com/person/bill-munro/59e8fbe3-e0c8-4147-ba0e-7a1d8f33c8d3?notice=d37bf85d-7881-45ae-951e-db94b651a945 Bill Munro]</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:04, 4 November 2023
William Davidson Munro (21 June 1934 – 5 October 2023) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Career
Born in Glasgow on 21 June 1934,[1][2] Bill Munro played for Kilmarnock, Barrow and East Stirlingshire.[2] He was appointed manager of Clydebank, owned by the Steedman family who had previously owned East Stirlingshire while Munro was a player there.[3] Munro guided Clydebank to promotion to the Scottish Premier Division in 1977.[3] He later managed Airdrie and also worked in women's football (at Cumbernauld Ladies).[4]
Death
Munro died at the age of 89 on 5 October 2023.[5][6]
Honours
- Clydebank
- Scottish First Division promotion 1976–77
- Stirlingshire Cup : 1978–79, 1979–80
References
- ^ "Bill Munro". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b "BILLY MUNRO". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ a b Paul, Ian (14 April 1977). "The Clydebank fairy tale". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul (30 November 1998). "Wimmin With The Tide". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Grant, Tom (6 October 2023). "Former Clydebank manager Bill Munro dies aged 89". Clydebank Post. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Bill Munro
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2023 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Clydebank F.C. (1965) managers
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) managers
- Scottish Football League managers