William McLean Clunas (29 April 1899 – 1 September 1967)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren, Sunderland, Morton and the Scotland national team, primarily in the right half position.[3]

Club career

Clunas was born in Johnstone, Scotland.[4] He made his debut for Sunderland on 1 December 1923 against Huddersfield Town in a 2–1 win at Roker Park.[5] Former Sunderland captain Raich Carter hailed Clunas as the best penalty kick taker he had ever seen; Clunas only missed two in his whole career,[4] scoring 26.[6] Overall, during his time at Roker Park, he made 256 league appearances and scored 42 goals, and also played 16 times in the FA Cup, scoring twice.[6]

International career

Clunas won two caps for Scotland, the first against England on 12 April 1924 in a 1–1 draw at Wembley,[7] and the second against Wales on 31 October 1925, a 3–0 win in which he scored the last goal.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Clunas Billy Image 3 Sunderland 1927, Vintage Footballers
  2. ^ William Clunas at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  4. ^ a b "Billy Clunas". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Sunderland 2-1 Huddersfield Town". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Billy Clunas". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Sat 12 Apr 1924 England 1 Scotland 1". London Hearts. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  8. ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1921-1930". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ^ "William Clunas". London Hearts. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
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