William Hair

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William Hair
Personal information
Full name William Hair
Date of birth 1904
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Newtongrange Star
1923–1925 Broxburn United 70 (21)
1925–1926 Bo'ness 32 (13)
1926–1928 Rangers 2 (2)
1928–1929 Grimsby Town 6 (2)
1929 Peebles Rovers
1929 Rhyl Athletic
1929–1930 Flint Town
1930–1931 Leith Athletic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hair (born 1904; date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played mainly as an outside right. [1] [2] During his time as a reserve player at Rangers, he was involved in a serious bus crash near to Ibrox Park, along with the team captain David Meiklejohn. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN   0-907033-34-2.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. David Meiklejohn fought the odds to savour glory as Ranger great but remains defined by his compassion in one of football's darkest hours, Daily Record, 11 October 2014
  4. With 13 title wins in 16 years, was Meiklejohn greatest Rangers player of all?, Evening Times, 1 November 2014