Willie Cross

William Cross (17 June 1883 – 12 April 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Scottish League for Third Lanark and Port Glasgow Athletic.[2] He also played for Southern League clubs Brentford and Queens Park Rangers and represented the Southern League XI.[3][4][5]

Willie Cross

Cross while with Brentford in 1905.
Personal information
Full name	William Cross[1]
Date of birth	17 June 1883
Place of birth	Cambusnethan, Scotland
Date of death	12 April 1949 (aged 65)
Place of death	Holytown, Scotland
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1901	Cambuslang Rangers
1901–1903	Third Lanark	12	(5)
1903–1905	Queens Park Rangers	32	(4)
1905–1906	Brentford	16	(1)
1909–1910	Third Lanark	14	(1)
1910–1911	Port Glasgow Athletic	7	(2)
National team
1904	Southern League XI	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Cross was the brother of fellow Third Lanark and Queens Park Rangers footballer John Cross.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Third Lanark	1900–01[2]	Scottish League First Division	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	1901–02[1]		8	4	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	4	11	6
	1902–03[1]		4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	Total		12	5	0	0	6	4	18	7
Queens Park Rangers	1903–04[7]	Southern League First Division	13	2	0	0	—		13	2
	1904–05[5]		19	2	1	0	—		20	2
	Total		32	4	1	0	—		33	4
Brentford	1905–06[4]	Southern League First Division	16	1	0	0	—		16	1
Third Lanark	1909–10[1]	Scottish League First Division	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
	Thirk Lanark total		26	6	0	0	6	4	32	6
Port Glasgow Athletic	1910–11[1]	Scottish League Second Division	7	2	1	0	—		8	2
Career total			81	13	2	0	6	4	89	17

1. Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
2. 2 appearances and 3 goals in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Exhibition Cup

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. "Third Lanark Player W Cross Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 85. ISBN 0951526200.
4. White 1989, p. 358.
5. "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1904–05". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
6. London Daily News. 18 August 1904.
7. "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1903–04". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 April 2018.