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William Hair

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William Hair
Personal information
Full name William Hair
Date of birth 1904
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newtongrange Star
1923–1925 Broxburn United 70 (21)
1925–1926 Bo'ness 32 (13)
1926–1928 Rangers 2 (2)
1928–1929 Grimsby Town 6 (2)
1929 Peebles Rovers
1929 Rhyl Athletic
1929–1930 Flint Town
1930–1931 Leith Athletic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hair (born 1904; date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional footballer who played mainly as an outside right.[1][2] During his time as a reserve player at Rangers, he was involved in a serious bus crash near to Ibrox Park, along with the team captain David Meiklejohn.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ David Meiklejohn fought the odds to savour glory as Ranger great but remains defined by his compassion in one of football's darkest hours, Daily Record, 11 October 2014
  4. ^ With 13 title wins in 16 years, was Meiklejohn greatest Rangers player of all?, Evening Times, 1 November 2014