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| Willie Fagan: Inside Left /
Centre Forward |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth: 20.02.1917 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1937-1952 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Preston North
End |
| Signed for LFC:
ЈN/A - October 1937 |
| Debut: 23rd October 1937 v Leicester
City (H)) D1 draw 1-1 (Aged 20) |
| Debut goal: 30.10.1937 |
| 1st team
league games: 161 |
| 1st team
league goals: 47 |
| Total 1st team
games: 185 |
| Total 1st team
goals: 57 |
| Total 1st team
Wartime games: 104 |
| Total 1st team
Wartime goals: 66 |
| Contract expiry: January
1952, transferred to Belfast Distillery |
| International caps:
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| International
goals: |
| International debut: |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs: Celtic,
Preston North End, Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall,
Reading and Chelsea (wartime guest); Belfast Distillery, Weymouth (player/manager) |
| Birth Place:
Mussleburgh, Midlothian, England |
Honours: 1 Division One Championships
46-47
Runners up: 1 FA Cups 49/50 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App. |
Gls |
| 1937-38 |
31 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
36 |
9 |
| 1938-39 |
39 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
42 |
15 |
| 1939-40 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
| 1945-46 |
|
|
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
3 |
| 1946-47 |
18 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
7 |
| 1947-48 |
15 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
5 |
| 1948-49 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
14 |
3 |
| 1949-50 |
35 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
42 |
15 |
| 1950-51 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
| 1951-52 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
| Total |
161 |
47 |
24 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
185 |
57 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
Competition |
| 161 |
League |
| 24 |
FA Cup |
Career Milestones for Willie Fagan:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
23.10.1937 |
Leicester City |
1-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
26.11.1938 |
Blackpool |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 100 |
12.04.1947 |
Burnley |
0-1 |
Maine Road |
FA |
| 150 |
17.12.1949 |
Sunderland |
2-3 |
Roker Park |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
30.10.1937 |
0 |
Sunderland |
3-2 |
Roker Park |
League |
| 50 |
11.01.1950 |
51 |
Blackburn |
2-1 |
Anfield |
FA |
Total LFC
Wartime games/goals
|
League |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
| 1939-40 |
13 |
15 |
| 1940-41 |
19 |
6 |
| 1941-42 |
3 |
2 |
| 1942-43 |
28 |
20 |
| 1943-44 |
1 |
1 |
| 1944-45 |
5 |
4 |
| 1945-46 |
35 |
18 |
| Total |
104 |
66 |
Update: 29.01.2007 |
PROFILE
 Fagan, a
former Anfield captain, had the unfortunate distinction of being in losing FA Cup Final
teams for two different clubs either side of the Second World War, appearing with Bill
Shankly for Preston in their 3-1 defeat by Sunderland in 1937 and for Liverpool when they
lost 2-0 to Arsenal in 1950.
Red-haired Musselburgh-born Fagan - no relation for former Liverpool manager Joe -
played mainly at inside left but also switched to centre forward. He won wartime
recognition with Scotland, a period in which he guested for a batch of clubs. Fagan began
his career as a teenager with Celtic and after moving to Preston signed for Liverpool in
1937, finishing that season with nine goals in 36 League and Cup appearances.
He was the club's joint top League scorer with 14 the following year and in the
first season after the war he collected a championship medal. Fagan made 18 appearances in
the title-winning side and scored seven goals, including two in a remarkable 7-4 home
defeat of a Chelsea side that included Tommy Lawton.
His 15 senior goals in 1949-50 made him second highest scorer behind Billy Liddell
and he totalled 57 goals in 185 League and FA Cup appearances for Liverpool before joining
Belfast club Distillery in 1952 prior to becoming player manager of Weymouth. After
hanging up his boots he worked as a Borstal officer and died at the age of 75 in 1992.
Stats Note for Willie Fagan
The games in the 1939-40 season are not considered valid by "Association of
football statisticians", but LFChistory chooses to count them towards player totals
(as many LFC books) as it's open to interpretation whether they should be counted or not.
The games are however not included in their career milestones as they are not publically
acknowledged as such. Total LFC club games/goals for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1949-50 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
| Total |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Notes:
Appearances and Goalscorers season 1949-50 (incomplete) |
