| Bill Carnihan |
 William Donald Carnihan was born on Thursday, 12th July, 1894, in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire. The 6' 0 midfielder signed for George Easton's Thistle on Monday, 3rd October, 1921, having most recently been with Blantyre Victoria. Aged 27, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 5th November, 1921, in a 2-0 win at home to Kilmarnock in the SFL First Division. There were no goals for Bill during his spell with Thistle. He played his last game for the club on Wednesday, 29th March, 1922, in a 3-0 defeat away to Falkirk in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 5 occasions. His club-list included Cadzow St Annes, Blantyre Victoria, Partick Thistle, Third Lanark, Bethlehem Steel, Newark Americans and New York Americans. Bill died on Monday, 16th November, 1964, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, aged 70. |
 A tall and well-built centre half, Bill played in the juniors with Cadzow St Annes and Blantyre Victoria before getting a late crack at the senior grade with Partick Thistle in 1921-22. He alternated between the first team and reserves at Thistle, with more wins than losses on his record. In the all-important top flight, wins against Kilmarnock, Clyde and Hibernian were offset with just a single loss to Falkirk. He also guested for Third Lanark in 1922, before making the radical decision to emigrate to the United States where he signed with Bethlehem Steel of the American Soccer League. Bill played eight seasons for Bethlehem Steel appearing in 264 games and leading the teams to the U.S. Open Cup in 1926, the ASL championship in 1927 and the Lewis Cup in 1928. He played centre half in their revered half-back line of McDonald, Carnihan and McGregor. His prowess was such that he captained the national team twice, firstly in a 6–1 win over Canada on 11 November 1925. That day, Bill made a bit of history by becoming the first Jag to win a full international cap outwith the British Isles. His second cap arrived almost exactly a year later, in a 6–2 win over Canada on 6 November 1926. An injury in March 1930 curtailed his season and worse was to follow when Bethlehem folded just a few months later. Bill moved to the Newark Americans for the fall 1930 and spring 1931 seasons. He then played one game with the New York Americans in the fall 1931 season before retiring. Bill is included in our feature piece, The Definitive Who's Who Of The Partick Thistle Internationalists → |
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2 caps, 0 goals
d. Allentown, 1964 (70)