Full name William Garner 1975–1981 Aberdeen Name Willie Garner | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Defender | |
Date of birth (1955-07-24) 24 July 1955 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland | ||
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William "Willie" Garner (born 24 July 1955) is a Scottish former footballer best known for playing for Aberdeen. He is now a manager, mainly of clubs in the junior ranks of Scottish football.
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Career
Willie Garner was born in Stirling in 1955. He signed for Aberdeen from Campsie Black Watch in 1975. He was part of the team which won the Scottish League Cup in 1976. He left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Celtic, where he only played two first team games. He joined Alloa Athletic in 1982 as player/manager, before returning to Aberdeen in 1984 to become assistant manager to Alex Ferguson. After two years as Ferguson's number two, he played for a number of Highland League and Junior clubs before signing for Berwick Rangers, where he remained for two years before retiring in 1992.
He was manager of Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region side Ballingry Rovers between October and November 2014, when they folded after 62 years in existence.
Aberdeen
Scottish League Cup Winner - 1976
Scottish Premier League Winner - 1980