| William Semple Brown Wallace | photo edit | |
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Scotland |   |
| Date of Birth | 23 June 1940 | |
| Place of Birth | Kirkintilloch | |
| Start Date | 1977 | |
| End Date | 1977 | |
| Biography | 1977 Willie Wallace What has been the briefest spell as County manager was had by Willie Wallace, the ex Lisbon Lion. Willie played for County towards the end of season 76/77 making his debut in a 1-1 draw at Rothes. He was probably the first Highland League player to have previously won a European Cup winners medal! Wallace had signed a 2 year contract and it was hoped his experience would help many of the younger players in the County side. A couple of the County players of that era were Don Cowie, father of current manager and goalkeeper Bobby Geddes who would shortly move onto bigger things. Willie was appointed manager in June 77 taking over from Jack Lornie who of course stayed to be the club coach with Sandy Wallace taking responsibility for the youth squad. Willie Wallace refused to make any predictions to the press about how he would do as a manger but his first job was to instil confidence in the players. This he failed to do announcing only three weeks later he had accepted a post as coach of Dundee, assisting another former Lisbon Lion, Tommy Gemmell who was the Dens Park manager. Wallace therefore left the club after suffering no defeats, but no wins. Or games either. One successful piece of business he did do was sign the former Celtic and Tottenham youth player, Henry Creaney as a striker for the County. Creaney would go onto score many goals for County. Ironically Wallace did return to Victoria Park before the autumn, to snap up County’s 16 year old keeper Bobby Geddes for Dundee. Whilst the fee was not disclosed it was believed to be a Highland League record in excess of £3000. | |