William McNair (footballer)

William McNair (29 April 1885 – ?) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward or outside left for Celtic, Tottenham Hotspur and Aberdeen.

William McNair
Personal information
Date of birth (1885-04-29)29 April 1885
Place of birth Renfrew, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Forth Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1907 Celtic 1 (0)
1905–1906 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 8 (6)
1906–1907 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 22 (7)
1907–1908 Tottenham Hotspur 15 (5)
1908–1909 Aberdeen 15 (3)
1909–1910 Reading
Alloa Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

McNair started his career in Scotland with Forth Rangers.[1] He signed for Celtic in January 1905 and played his first game for the club on 11 March 1905 in a friendly, then was known to have played two further matches including a single Scottish Division One appearance against Motherwell in August 1905,[1] before moving out on loan to second-tier Hamilton Academical in December of the same year.[2] He then had a season-long loan to East Stirlingshire in September 1906.[3]

In May 1907, McNair moved to London to play for Tottenham Hotspur for one season, signed as cover for Vivian Woodward.[4] His debut occurred on 2 September 1907 in an away game against Queens Park Rangers in the Southern Football League which finished as a 3–3 draw.[5] In one season with Tottenham he went on to record 27 appearances and seven goals in all competitions.[4]

After one season with Aberdeen,[6] McNair moved south again to play for Reading, his debut occurring on 8 September 1909 in a Southern League game against Leyton.[7] He also played for non-league Alloa Atheltic.[3]

References
  1. "McNair, William". thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. "McNAIR, Willie (1905)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  4. Goodwin 1992, p. 244.
  5. Soar 1995, p. 238.
  6. William McNair, Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust
  7. "Heritage Numbers". Reading F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

Works cited
  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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