Willie McLaren (1930s footballer)

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Willie McLaren
Personal information
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Shettleston
1931–1936 Hamilton Academical 138 (33)
1936–1938 St Johnstone 43 (15)
1938–1939 Morton 4 (3)
Total185(49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William McLaren was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for Hamilton Academical, St Johnstone and Morton. [1] [2]

He played the bulk of his career with Hamilton, and was converted from a centre forward in his first season there after joining from junior team Shettleston with a reputation as a goalscorer. [1] He appeared for Accies in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which ended in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers. [3] Later that year he saved a penalty in a match against Clyde after goalkeeper Jimmy Morgan was sent off. [4] [1] A notable feat a few years earlier was scoring four times in a 5–0 Scottish Football League win over Dundee United in April 1932. [5] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McLaren, Willie (1931), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. McGilvray, Andy (14 April 2010). "75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. Clyde Miss Chances at Hamilton, The Glasgow Herald, 4 November 1935
  5. McLaren Scores Four Goals, The Glasgow Herald, 18 April 1932