William Thomas Drain
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 VIC Park Team photo 1933 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
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| Full name | William Thomas Drain | ||||
| Date of birth | 11th May 1905 | ||||
| Place of birth | Bradford, Yorkshire - England | ||||
| Date of death | 1st November 1984 | ||||
| Place of death | Willagee, Western Australia - Australia | ||||
| Position(s) | Centre Half | ||||
| Senior career* | |||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||
| Celtic F.C. | |||||
| Bradford A.F.C. | |||||
| 1928-1930 | Railways F.C. | 25 | (10) | ||
| 1930-1940 | Victoria Park S.C. | 67 | (5) | ||
| 1940-1950 | South Perth United | ||||
| 1950 | Referee | ||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||
William Drain (born 11th May 1905 Bradford) was a Scottish footballer who played in Scotland, England and Australia for I Celtic F.C. Bradford City Railways S.C. I Victoria Park S.C South Perth United Veterans League retiring to be a referee in the Western Australian Soccer Association. William also represented Bunbury on a number of occasions and was Captain of the Scotland v England Charity Cup.
Victoria Park S.C was a dominant force in the League during the 1930’s. Winning either the league or associated cups.
His father Thomas Drain was also a professional football player who played for for clubs in England and Scotland.
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References
- ^ "Victoria Park Soccer Club". Victoria Park Soccer Club.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Home Page | Football West". www.footballwest.com.au. 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Champions - Football Hall of Fame WA". 6 January 2021.
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251714788?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251721987?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ "Soccer Gossip". 25 August 1938 – via Trove.
- ^ "SOCCER". 7 April 1933 – via Trove.
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33001416?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37764001?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32553947?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58704106?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251725073?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32481087?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251724451?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer