Willie Cross

For the Scottish rugby football player, see William Cross (rugby union).

Willie Cross
Cross while with Brentford in 1905.
Personal information
Full name William Cross[1]
Date of birth 17 June 1883
Place of birth Cambusnethan, Scotland
Date of death 12 April 1949(1949-04-12) (aged 65)
Place of death Holytown, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1901 Cambuslang Rangers
1901–1903 Third Lanark 12 (5)
1903–1905 Queens Park Rangers 32 (4)
1905–1906 Brentford 16 (1)
1909–1910 Third Lanark 14 (1)
1910–1911 Port Glasgow Athletic 7 (2)
International career
1904 Southern League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Cross (17 June 1883 – 12 April 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark and Port Glasgow Athletic.[2] He also played for Southern League clubs Brentford and Queens Park Rangers and represented the Southern League XI.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Cross was the brother of fellow Third Lanark and Queens Park Rangers footballer John Cross.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Third Lanark 1900–01[2] Scottish League First Division 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 3 0
1901–02[1] Scottish League First Division 8 4 0 0 3[c] 4 11 6
1902–03[1] Scottish League First Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 12 5 0 0 6 4 18 7
Queens Park Rangers 1903–04[7] Southern League First Division 13 2 0 0 — 13 2
1904–05[5] Southern League First Division 19 2 1 0 — 20 2
Total 32 4 1 0 — 33 4
Brentford 1905–06[4] Southern League First Division 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
Third Lanark 1909–10[1] Scottish League First Division 14 1 0 0 — 14 1
Total 26 6 0 0 6 4 32 6
Port Glasgow Athletic 1910–11[1] Scottish League Second Division 7 2 1 0 — 8 2
Career total 81 13 2 0 6 4 89 17
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  3. ^ 2 appearances and 3 goals in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Exhibition Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Third Lanark Player W Cross Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 85. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b White 1989, p. 358.
  5. ^ a b "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1904–05". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ London Daily News. 18 August 1904.
  7. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1903–04". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 April 2018.


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