Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Crea J. McKenna | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Gorbals, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 18 April 1958(1958-04-18) (aged 68) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Queen's Park | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1908 | Queen's Park | 17 | (0) |
1908–1910 | Falkirk | 25 | (0) |
1910 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 7 | (0) |
1910 | Morton | 1 | (0) |
1910–1913 | Queen's Park | 18 | (0) |
1914–1915 | Clydebank | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Crea J. McKenna (5 October 1889 – 18 April 1958), also known as Billy McKenna, was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Falkirk, Port Glasgow Athletic, Morton and Clydebank. He later served on the Queen's Park committee and as club president.
Personal life
McKenna was married with two daughters. He served in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry in India during the First World War, initially as an enlisted man, prior to being commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1917. Late in the war, he transferred to the Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers & Miners. After the war, McKenna worked in the family tailoring business and later served in the Home Guard during the Second World War.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1907–08 | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Falkirk | 1908–09 | Scottish First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
Port Glasgow Athletic | 1909–10 | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Morton | 1909–10 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Queen's Park | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
1911–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Clydebank | 1914–15 | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
Career total | 92 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 |
- Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References
- ^ "McKenna, William Crea J." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 8. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Port Glasgow Athletic Player William C J McKenna Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- 1889 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Lanarkshire Yeomanry officers
- Indian Army personnel of World War I
- British Indian Army officers
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- 1958 deaths
- Queen's Park F.C. non-playing staff
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish tailors
- Clydebank F.C. (1914) players
- People from Gorbals