William McColl (footballer)

For the 1970s Clydebank player, see Billy McColl.

William McColl
Personal information
Full name William McColl
Date of birth (1865-02-19)19 February 1865[1]
Place of birth Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Date of death 20 August 1903(1903-08-20) (aged 38)
Place of death Larbert, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vale of Leven ? (?)
Greenock Morton ? (?)
Ardwick ? (?)
Accrington ? (?)
1889–1890 Burnley 9 (2)
1893–1894 Vale of Leven ? (?)
1894–1895 Renton 10 (6)
International career
1895 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William McColl (19 February 1865 – 20 August 1903) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as an inside forward for several English and Scottish clubs.[2][3] He played one match for the Scotland national football team, in a 2–2 draw with Wales on 23 March 1895.

He was the grandfather of Ian McColl, who was also capped by Scotland and later managed the national team.[2]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Andy (7 June 2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. Dunblane: self-published. p. 120. ISBN 979-8513846642.
  2. ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 175)
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)