Willie Davie

Willie Davie Date of Birth: Jan 7, 1925

St Mirren forward Willie was attracting scouts from many big clubs but Luton manager Dally Duncan won the day and a cheque for £7,500 plus Tom Kiernan brought the clever player to Kenilworth Road where his goals and ‘assists’ kept the club in Division Two in the miserable 1950/51 season.

When panicking Huddersfield put in a £23,000 bid for the player in December 1951, a record for both clubs, it was too good to turn down and although Willie could not prevent the Terriers from suffering relegation from Division One they bounced back at the first attempt.

After five years at Huddersfield, Willie played for Walsall and Bath City before returning to Yorkshire where he worked in local hospitals before his death in 1996.