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Bill Montgomery (footballer, born 1885)

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Bill Montgomery
Personal information
Full name William Montgomery
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Gourock, Scotland
Date of death 21 November 1953 (aged 67–68)
Place of death Oakland, California, United States
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1904 Kilwinning Rangers
1904–1905 Rutherglen Glencairn
1905–1907 Bradford City 17 (3)
1907–1909 Sunderland 10 (2)
1909–1912 Oldham Athletic 70 (26)
1912 Rangers 7 (2)
1912–1916 Dundee 41 (4)
1915–1916Stevenston United (loan)
1916–1917 Ayr United 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Montgomery (1885 – 21 November 1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward for clubs including Sunderland,[1][2] Oldham Athletic (where he was a member of the club's first campaign in the top tier of English football in 1910–11),[3] Rangers (winning the Glasgow Cup and contributing to a Scottish Football League title in a spell of just a few months at Ibrox Stadium)[4] Dundee[5][6][7] and Ayr United.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat".
  3. ^ "Season preview 1910/11: Oldham Athletic F.C." Athletic News. 29 August 1910. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  4. ^ "Rangers player Willie Montgomery profile". FitbaStats. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. ^ "1912-13". DundeeFC.net. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via SportNetwork.
  6. ^ "1913-14". DundeeFC.net. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via SportNetwork.
  7. ^ "1914-15". DundeeFC.net. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via SportNetwork.
  8. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)