Bill McFettridge


William McFettridge, known as Bill McFettridge, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played his early football for Thornliebank a club based in the south of the city of Glasgow, Scotland and played as a 16 year old in the Scottish Cup Final of 1880. Thornliebank were beaten 3–0 by Queen's Park, and McFettridge played centre-half. He came south, to England, to play for Padiham, then a power in Lancashire football. That was 1883 and, three years later, in 1886, he transferred to Burnley.
He soon established himself in the Burnley team and showed himself to be a versatile player with an ability to play attack or defence. However, he soon made the right-half position his own and built a strong relationship with left-half, Jack Keenan. Bill McFettridge played with a hard, robust style proving very effective in those early days.

1888-1889

Bill McFettridge made his League debut on 15 September 1888, playing at full-back, at Pike's Lane, then home of Bolton Wanderers. Burnley defeated Bolton Wanderers 4–3. Bill McFettridge appeared in 16 of the 22 League games played by Burnley in season 1888–89. As a wing-half he played in a Burnley midfield that achieved a big win once.
McFetteridge played for Burnley for 5 seasons in the Football League from 1888 - 1893 and made 85 appearances and scored 2 goals.