William Alexander Woodburn (8 August 1919 – 2 December 2001)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Scotland.
After World War II (during which numerous trophies made their way to Ibrox, although Woodburn was considered a reserve player for part of that time),[6] he established himself in the Rangers side and won four more Scottish league championships and four Scottish Cups with the club as a member of its strong defensive unit known as the 'Iron Curtain'.
[6] He appeared in the first Scottish League Cup Final in April 1947, when Rangers beat Aberdeen 4–0 and won it a second time two years later.
Playing with a knee injury, Woodburn took exception to a bad foul and retaliated by headbutting a Stirling player.
The Scottish Football Association convened a disciplinary hearing the following month, which lasted just four minutes, and Woodburn was suspended sine die.