Willie McLaren (1930s footballer)
William McLaren was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for Hamilton Academical, St Johnstone and Morton.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Shettleston | ||
| 1931–1936 | Hamilton Academical | 138 | (33) |
| 1936–1938 | St Johnstone | 43 | (15) |
| 1938–1939 | Morton | 4 | (3) |
| Total | 185 | (49) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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]
References
- McLaren, Willie (1931), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - McGilvray, Andy (14 April 2010). "75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Clyde Miss Chances at Hamilton, The Glasgow Herald, 4 November 1935
- McLaren Scores Four Goals, The Glasgow Herald, 18 April 1932
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