William Imrie
| Date of birth | 04 March 1908 |
| Place of birth | Methill |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Right half |
In one of the low periods on Tyneside, Bill was a popular character on the Gallowgate terraces. Along with his infectious enthusiasm, his flame hair and stocky build made him an instantly recognisable figure.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1933-34 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 10 | 4 |
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| 1934-35 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1934-35 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 23 | 1 |
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| 1935-36 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 25 | 5 |
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| 1936-37 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1936-37 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 30 | 5 |
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| 1937-38 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1937-38 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 37 | 9 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1934 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1934 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1934 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1934 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1934 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1934 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1934 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1934 | Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1934 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1934 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1934 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Aug 1934 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1934 | Newcastle United v Brentford | L | 2-5 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Sep 1934 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Sep 1934 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Sep 1934 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Sep 1934 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Sep 1934 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Oct 1934 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Oct 1934 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Oct 1934 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Oct 1934 | Port Vale v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Nov 1934 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Nov 1934 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Jan 1935 | Hull City v Newcastle United | W | 1-5 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 19 Jan 1935 | Newcastle United v Fulham | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Jan 1935 | Bradford Park Avenue v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Feb 1935 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Feb 1935 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Feb 1935 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Feb 1935 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Mar 1935 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Mar 1935 | Newcastle United v Port Vale | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Apr 1935 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Aug 1935 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Sep 1935 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Sep 1935 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Sep 1935 | Barnsley v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Sep 1935 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Sep 1935 | Port Vale v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Sep 1935 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 6-2 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1935 | Burnley v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Oct 1935 | Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Oct 1935 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Oct 1935 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Nov 1935 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Nov 1935 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Dec 1935 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1935 | Newcastle United v Bradford City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United v Burnley | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Feb 1936 | Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Feb 1936 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1936 | Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Apr 1936 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Apr 1936 | Hull City v Newcastle United | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1936 | Southampton v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Apr 1936 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Apr 1936 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 May 1936 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Aug 1936 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Sep 1936 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Sep 1936 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 5-3 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Sep 1936 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Sep 1936 | Bradford Park Avenue v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Sep 1936 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Sep 1936 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Oct 1936 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Oct 1936 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Oct 1936 | Newcastle United v Chesterfield | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Oct 1936 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Oct 1936 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1936 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1936 | Barnsley v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Dec 1936 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | W | 1-5 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1937 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Jan 1937 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Jan 1937 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Jan 1937 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 30 Jan 1937 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Feb 1937 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Feb 1937 | Chesterfield v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Mar 1937 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Mar 1937 | Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1937 | Newcastle United v Fulham | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1937 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Apr 1937 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Apr 1937 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Aug 1937 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Sep 1937 | Barnsley v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Sep 1937 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Luton Town | L | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Sep 1937 | Newcastle United v Burnley | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Sep 1937 | Bury v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Oct 1937 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Oct 1937 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Oct 1937 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Oct 1937 | Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Oct 1937 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Nov 1937 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Nov 1937 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Nov 1937 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Nov 1937 | Fulham v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Dec 1937 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Dec 1937 | Newcastle United v Swansea Town | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1937 | Newcastle United v Stockport County | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1938 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Jan 1938 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 1938 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Jan 1938 | Burnley v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Feb 1938 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Feb 1938 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Feb 1938 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Feb 1938 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Mar 1938 | Stockport County v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Mar 1938 | Bradford Park Avenue v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Mar 1938 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Mar 1938 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Apr 1938 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Apr 1938 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1938 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Apr 1938 | Newcastle United v Chesterfield | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Apr 1938 | Chesterfield v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Apr 1938 | Swansea Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928-29 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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| 1928-29 | Scotland | Norway Unofficial | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1929 | Norway v Scotland | W | 3-7 | NORWAY UNOFFICIAL | |
| 01 Jun 1929 | Germany v Scotland | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.