Bill Cranston

This article is about the deceased Scottish footballer. For the Power Rangers franchise character, see Billy Cranston.

William Cranston
Born	18 January 1942
Died	January 2022 (aged approximately 80)
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Professional Footballer

William Cranston (18 January 1942 – January 2022) was a Scottish professional footballer who represented Blackpool, Preston North End and Oldham Athletic throughout his career.

Cranston was a centre back who began his career at Blackpool, making 33 league appearances between 1961 and 1965. He joined Preston North End during the 1964-65 season and made 87 League appearances and scored 1 goal for the Deepdale club. He was named the club's Official Player of the Year in 1969-70 despite only making 16 appearances that season. He moved to Oldham Athletic in 1970.

Later in his life, Cranston was a maintenance officer at Burnley Police Station.

Cranston died in January 2022, aged 79.^[1]

References

Specific

1. @BlackpoolFC (14 January 2022). "The Club was saddened to learn of the passing of former player Bill Cranston earlier this week. Our thoughts and…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

General

• Bill Cranston at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Blackpool F.C.'s official website – Whatever happened to... ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Blackpool at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database