Kinghorn: William John Darroch (Bill)

WW2 Guest: 1942-1943 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Outside Left

Born: Strathblane, Lanarkshire: 27-02-1912

Debut: v Gateshead (a): 12-09-1942

Height & Weight: Unknown

A Scottish Amateur International, Kinghorn started his football career with the famous Scottish Amateur team Queen's Park before being signed by Liverpool in April 1938. He made his debut at Anfield in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea on 27th August 1938 at Outside Left. He played in Liverpool's forward-line during the last full season before the outbreak of the Second World War. The club had an extremely settled side at the time, with no fewer than ten players making at least thirty League appearances during that 1938-39 season. Kinghorn was the exception as he shared the No. 11 shirt for most of the season with Harman van den Berg. His first goal came at Anfield on 26th November 1938 when he got the only goal of the game against Blackpool. His final game for Liverpool, as it turned out, came at Anfield on 22nd April 1939 in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in which he scored the Liverpool goal. He finished up playing nineteen League games and scoring four goals in what turned out to be his only season in the Football League. He also made eleven appearances for Liverpool in the Wartime games and scored three goals and also guested for Leicester City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. He played in two games for Leeds United as he guested for them in the 1942-43 Football League Northern Section (First Championship) at Outside Left in two consecutive games against Gateshead. The first was at Gateshead in a 1-3 defeat on 12th September 1942 and the second was at Elland Road the following Saturday and they again lost, this time by 1-2. His contract ran out during the War Years and he did not play in the Football League after the War.