| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Wilson Humphries | ||
| Date of birth | (1928-07-01)1 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 1992(1992-10-22) (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1956 | Motherwell | 199 | (68) |
| 1956–1957 | St Mirren | 22 | (8) |
| 1957–1959 | Dundee United | 54 | (33) |
| 1959–1961 | Hamilton Academical | 29 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1952 | Scottish Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1972 | St Mirren | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Wilson Humphries (1 July 1928 – 22 October 1992) was a Scottishfootballer andmanager who played as aninside forward. He began his playing career withMotherwell, where he played for ten years and won both Scottish domestic cup competitions. He later played forSt Mirren,Dundee United andHamilton Academical before returning to St Mirren for a two-year spell as manager. During his playing career, Humphries made one appearance each for theScotland national team and theScottish Football League XI.
Humphries was born inMotherwell in 1928 and began his career with his hometown clubMotherwell in the mid-1940s straight fromDalziel High School. He spent a decade with the club, making just under 200 league appearances and scoring 68 goals. Humphries won both domestic cups during his time atFir Park, winning theScottish League Cup in1950 and theScottish Cup in1952. Shortly after the Scottish Cup win, in which Humphries scored, he received his onlyScotland cap, appearing in a 3–1 defeat inSweden.[2] Humphries also appeared in theScottish Football League XI in 1952.[3] In 1954, during Motherwell's record 12–1 win overDundee United, Humphries netted six goals, another club record.
In 1956 Humphries moved toSt Mirren, before joining Dundee United a year later, where he spent two years and scored 33 times in 54 league appearances. He left in 1959 and joinedHamilton Academical, where he spent the final two years of his playing career. After retiring from playing, Humphries returned to Motherwell as a part-time member of the coaching staff, where he remained throughout the 1960s.[4] In 1970, Humphries returned to St Mirren as manager but his two-year spell included relegation in 1971 and he resigned the following year.
Humphries helped form the Motherwell Former Players Club in 1988.[5] One of the South Stand corporate boxes at the club's ground,Fir Park, is named after him.[6] He died in 1992.