| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Cranston | ||
| Date of birth | 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Ardrossan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 1916 (aged 24–25) | ||
| Place of death | Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1912 | Ardrossan Celtic | ||
| 1912–1914 | Raith Rovers | 56 | (8) |
| 1914 | → Third Lanark (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1914–1915 | Clyde | 22 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Cranston (1891 – 13 January 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Third Lanark and Clyde as an outside right.
Personal life
After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Cranston enlisted as a private in The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). He was killed in action in Iraq on 13 January 1916, during the Mesopotamian campaign. He was buried in Amara War Cemetery.
Honours
Clyde
- Glasgow Cup: 1914–15
References
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). pp. 1–2. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Clyde v Partick Thistle 1–0 (Glasgow Cup Final: October 13, 1914)". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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- 1891 births
- 1916 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Footballers from North Ayrshire
- Black Watch soldiers
- Clyde F.C. players
- Burials at Amara War Cemetery
- People from Ardrossan
- Military personnel from North Ayrshire
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1890s birth stubs