Frank McLaren
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis McLaren | ||
Date of birth | 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Kilsyth, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1961 (aged 79–80) | ||
Place of death | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Earnock Rovers | ||
1905–1912 | Heart of Midlothian | 161 | (17) |
1912–1914 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | (0) |
Total | 199 | (17) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francis McLaren (1881 – 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half or centre half.[1][2] He spent the bulk of his professional career with Heart of Midlothian where he was a regular for seven years,[3] winning the Scottish Cup in 1906[4] and also appearing on the losing side in the 1907 final.[5][6] He also had two years with Hamilton Academical, acting as mentor to younger players such as William McNamee.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ McLaren Frank Image 1 Heart of Midlothian 1905, Vintage Footballers
- ^ (Hearts player) Frank McLaren, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Association Football. | The Scottish Final., The Glasgow Herald, 30 April 1906
- ^ Football. | Association Game In Scotland. | Scottish Cup–FInal Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1907
- ^ The History of Heart of Midlothian Football Club | 1904 - 1914, Heart of Midlothian FC
- ^ McLaren, Frank (1912), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1961 deaths
- Footballers from Coatbridge
- Scottish men's footballers
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football central defenders
- People from Kilsyth
- Scottish football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs