William Strang (footballer)

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William Strang
Personal information
Date of birth 16 September 1878
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death 7 October 1916(1916-10-07) (aged 38)[1]
Place of death Rouen, France[2]
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Wallsend
1897–1899 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899– Orion
1903–1905 Celtic 2 (0)
1903 → Renton (loan)
1909 Calgary Callies 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Strang (16 September 1878 – 7 October 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Celtic as a full back.[4] He was described as a "robust full back with a lusty kick."[5]

Personal life[edit]

Strang emigrated with his family to Calgary, Canada in 1905 and worked as a printer.[5][6] On 21 August 1915, a year after the outbreak of the First World War, Strang enlisted as a private in the 56th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, falsifying his age to appear two years younger.[5] He landed with the 31st Battalion in France in July 1916 and was promoted to the rank of acting lance corporal on 22 September 1916, while he was serving on the Somme.[5] Strang was wounded in the head shortly after his promotion and died of wounds in Rouen on 7 October 1916.[2][5] He was buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 1903–04[4] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Calgary Callies 1909[7] Calgary League 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 1 0 3 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "William Strang". Tirino River Valley Genealogy. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Lance-Corporal William Strang". Canadian Great War Project. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Strang, William". The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "William Strang | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ "W. Strang". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 31 October 2017.


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