Willie Fraser (footballer)


William Alexander Fraser was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Australia, Fraser started his professional footballing career with Third Lanark in 1946 and he made 63 appearances for the club until his departure to Airdrieonians in 1950. He joined Airdrie in 1950 and played for them up to 1954 and made a total of 103 appearances at his time there. He joined his third club, Sunderland, in 1954 and made his debut for them on 20 March 1954 against Tottenham Hotspur in 3–0 win at White Hart Lane. Fraser played for Sunderland from 1954 up until 1959 in that time he had made 127 appearances for the North East club. He left Sunderland and came to Nottingham Forest for one season, but played a mere two games and left for North Shields in 1959 before retiring.

International career

He won his first cap for Scotland on 16 October 1954 against Wales in a 1–0 victory at Ninian Park. He won one further cap for his country, making a total of two caps.