Willie McKenna | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 October 1889 Gorbals, Scotland |
| Died | 18 April 1958 (aged 68)[1] |
William Crea J. McKenna (5 October 1889 – 18 April 1958), also known as Billy McKenna, was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park , Falkirk, Port Glasgow Athletic , Morton and Clydebank.[2][3] He later served on the Queen's Park committee and as club president.[1]
Personal life[]
McKenna was married with two daughters.[4] He served in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry in India during the First World War, initially as an enlisted man, prior to being commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1917.[1] Late in the war, he transferred to the Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers & Miners.[1] After the war, McKenna worked in the family tailoring business and later served in the Home Guard during the Second World War.[4]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1907–08[2] | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 1908–09[5] | Scottish First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Port Glasgow Athletic | 1909–10[3] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Morton | 1909–10[3] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Queen's Park | 1910–11[2] | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 1911–12[2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Queen's Park total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Clydebank | 1914–15[5] | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Queen's Park And The Great War: 1914 To 1918". p. 8. http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Frank-McCrossan-And-The-Great-War-A4.pdf. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/mc/mckennawcj.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Port Glasgow Athletic Player William C J McKenna Details". http://www.fitbastats.com/portglasgow/player.php?playerid=205.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At October 2016". p. 8. http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Appendix-1.pdf. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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