William McOustra (1881–1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a 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]
Personal life
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]
Career statistics
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 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in Glasgow Cup
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 193. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing. pp. 239–240.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d "Celtic Player William McOustra Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b "William McOustra | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Remembering City's fallen heroes". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Willie McOustra – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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