Russell Moreland

Thomas Edmund Russell Moreland (1901–1986) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical and Third Lanark as a forward or left half. In addition to managing Clyde, he served Third Lanark as player-manager and later as a board member.

Russell Moreland
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edmund Russell Moreland[1]
Date of birth 1901[2]
Place of birth Springburn, Scotland
Date of death 1986 (aged 84–85)[1]
Place of death Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Position(s) Forward, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1922 Petershill
1922–1927 Queen's Park 114 (24)
1927 Heart of Midlothian 3 (0)
1927–1928 Hamilton Academical 31 (1)
1928–1933 Third Lanark 87 (3)
Total 235 (30)
Teams managed
1929–1934 Third Lanark
1935–1937 Clyde
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After beginning his career with Petershill, Moreland played 11 seasons as a forward or left half for Scottish League clubs Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian, Hamilton Academical and Third Lanark.[2][3] As a player, he was a member of Queen's Park's 1922–23 Second Division-winning team and later achieved the same feat as player-manager of Third Lanark in 1930–31.[3] After retiring as a player and departing Third Lanark in 1934, Moreland became manager of First Division club Clyde in 1935 and managed the club to consecutive Scottish Cup semi-finals during the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons.[2][3][4]

Representative career

Moreland was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield FA in 1925.[3][5]

Personal life

Moreland was also active as a boxing promoter and promoted the fights of Jackie Paterson.[2] He ran a sports emporium on Argyle Street in Glasgow, which went into liquidation in 1956.[2]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1922–23[6] Scottish Second Division 20 19 4 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 26 20
1923–24[6] Scottish First Division 25 3 5 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 32 4
1924–25[6] 27 3 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 31 3
1925–26[6] 37 1 2 0 5[lower-alpha 3] 0 44 1
1926–27[6] 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 114 24 13 1 11 1 138 28
Heart of Midlothian 1926–27[7] Scottish First Division 3 0 ― 0 0 3 0
Hamilton Academical 1927–28[8] Scottish First Division 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Third Lanark 1928–29[3] Scottish First Division 21 0 2 0 ― 23 0
1929–30[3] Scottish Second Division 23 0 0 0 ― 23 0
1930–31[3] 17 3 1 0 ― 18 3
1931–32[3] Scottish First Division 21 0 1 0 ― 22 0
1932–33[3] 5 0 2 0 ― 7 0
Total 87 3 6 0 ― 93 3
Career total 235 28 20 1 11 1 266 30
  1. Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  3. 3 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Manager
Team From To Record Ref
GWDLWin %
Third Lanark July 1929 December 1934 225 109 39 77 048.44 [9]
Clyde February 1935 October 1937 117 38 25 54 032.48 [4]
Total 342 147 64 131 042.98 —

Honours

As a player

Queen's Park

Third Lanark

As a manager

Third Lanark

  • Scottish League Second Division: 1930–31[2]

References
  1. "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. Ross, David (2013). Gaffers: An A-Z of Scottish Football Managers. Scotland. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9781470927103. OCLC 914184510.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. "Clyde Manager Russell Moreland, Games Managed". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. Malcolm, Tommy (2010). Glasgow v Sheffield: A Tale of Two Footballing Cities 1874–1960.
  6. "Moreland, Russell E." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. "Russell Moreland – Hearts Career – from 19 Mar 1927 to 02 Apr 1927". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. "1927–28". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. "Third Lanark Manager Russell Moreland Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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