William Ross (footballer, born 1921)

William Ross
Personal information
Full name William Lindsay Ross[1]
Date of birth 3 May 1921
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Date of death 14 November 1995(1995-11-14) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Centre half
Youth career
Glasgow University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1956 Queen's Park 84 (2)
National team
1949 Scotland Amateurs 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Lindsay Ross (2 May 1921 – 14 November 1995) is a retired Scottish football centre half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] After his retirement, he served the club in a number of administrative roles.[1] Ross was capped by Scotland at amateur level.[3]

Personal life

Ross served in the RAF during the Second World War and later worked as a solicitor.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – R". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 330. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.


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