| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willam McInanny Carr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-01-06)6 January 1950 (age 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1975 | Coventry City | 252 | (33) |
| 1975–1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 237 | (21) |
| 1982–1983 | Millwall | 8 | (1) |
| 1983 | Worcester City | 15 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Willenhall Town | 23 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1987–1988 | Stourbridge | ||
| Total | 591 | (56) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Scotland U23[2] | 4 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William McInanny Carr (born 6 January 1950) is a Scottish formerfootballer, who played inthe Football League forCoventry City,Wolverhampton Wanderers andMillwall. During his time with Coventry, Carr played in six full international matches forScotland. He later played in non-league football forWorcester City,Willenhall Town,Maidstone United,Stafford Rangers andStourbridge.
Carr was born inGlasgow. He spent part of his formative teenage years inCambridge, where his family relocated in 1963.[3]
The midfielder had joinedCoventry in 1967 as an apprentice debuting as a substitute againstArsenal that year. Along withErnie Hunt and the likes ofNeil Martin andDennis Mortimer he was part of the Coventry side that achieved the club's highest ever league finish – sixth in 1970, meriting a place in the1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the season after. He is famed for thedonkey kick goal scored forCoventry City againstEverton in October 1970. He took a free kick by gripping the ball between his ankles and flicking it up forErnie Hunt to volley home. The move gained widespread fame as the match was televised onMatch of the Day, and moved the authorities to ban the technique at the end of the season.
Carr struggled with a knee injury (suffered againstLiverpool in April 1973), before leaving for £80,000 in March 1975. He scored 37 goals in 292 games in all competitions for theSky Blues.
During his time with Coventry he won 6caps forScotland between 1970 and 1972. His international debut came on 18 April 1970 in a 1–0 win inNorthern Ireland.
He joinedWolverhampton Wanderers debuting againstChelsea in the same month, scoring once in a memorable 7–1 victory. He was a first-choice player and helped his new side to win the1976–77 Football League Second Division and the1980 Football League Cup Final. He finally left Wolves in Summer 1982 shortly after they were relegated from the top flight. In total, he made 289 appearances for the club, scoring 26 times.
He next joinedMillwall. He stayed for only six months at the London club before returning to the Midlands. He had spells atWorcester City,Willenhall Town andStourbridge innon-League football before calling time on his playing career in 1988.
He became a rep for an engineering supplies firm in the Birmingham area.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Football League Second Division Championship :1976-1977
Football League Cup: 1979-80