Personal information | |||
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Full name | William McOustra[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Larbert, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1953 (aged 71–72)[2] | ||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Left half, inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Heather Rangers | |||
–1899 | Ashfield | ||
1899–1902 | Celtic | 22 | (8) |
1900 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | ||
1902–1907 | Manchester City | 65 | (6) |
1907–1909 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
1909 | Stenhousemuir | ||
1909–1910 | Abercorn | ||
1910–1914 | Alloa Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William McOustra (1881–1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an left half and inside right in the Football League for Manchester City.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Celtic and later served on the groundstaff at Celtic Park.[3][4][2]
In September 1914, one month after the outbreak of the First World War, McOustra enlisted as a private in the Scots Guards.[5] He arrived on the Western Front in March 1915 and was medically discharged from the army in September 1917,[5] due to a gunshot wound to the right knee.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic | 1899–1900[4] | Scottish First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1900–01[4] | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 7 | ||
1901–02[4] | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
Total | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | ||
Manchester City | 1901–02[7] | First Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
1902–03[7] | Second Division | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
1903–04[7] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
1904–05[7] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
1905–06[7] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
1906–07[7] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 6 | |||
Career total | 87 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 18 |