William Strang (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 October 1916 (aged 38)[1] | ||
| Place of death | France | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1905 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| → Renton (loan) | |||
| Calgary Callies | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Strang (16 September 1878 – 7 October 1916) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish League for Celtic.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Strang emigrated with his family to Calgary, Canada in 1905.[3][5] Strang served in the 56th and 31st Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War and held the rank of acting lance corporal at the time he died of wounds in France on 7 October 1916.[2][5] He was buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
- 1 2 "Search Results - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ "Celtic Player William Strang Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- 1 2 "William Strang | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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