Findlay Weir

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Findlay Weir
Personal information
Full name William Findlay Weir[1]
Date of birth (1889-04-18)18 April 1889
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 9 July 1918(1918-07-09) (aged 29)[2]
Place of death Brighton, England[3]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Campvale
0000–1906 Waverley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1909 Maryhill
1909–1911 The Wednesday 71 (1)
1912–1915 Tottenham Hotspur 96 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Findlay Weir (18 April 1889 – 9 July 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for The Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur in the Football League.

Early life[]

Weir was born on 18 April 1889 in Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, the son of William and Mary Weir, his father was a Diaryman.[4] In 1901 Weir is described as an Apprentice Engine Fitter.[4]

Career[]

A wing half, Weir began his career in Scottish junior football, before joining Maryhill in 1906.[3] He moved to England to join First Division club The Wednesday in May 1909 and made 72 appearances, scoring one goal, before moving to fellow top-flight club Tottenham Hotspur in May 1912.[3] Over the course of the following three seasons, Weir made 101 appearances and scored two goals before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War.[3]

Personal life[]

In early 1915, during the first year of the First World War, Weir enlisted in the Royal Engineers and was posted to the Western Front in November that year.[3] By January 1916, he had risen to the rank of sergeant and was wounded later that year.[3] By mid-1918, Weir was based at Royal Engineers Demolition Training Depot in Newark-on-Trent.[3] He died at 2nd Eastern General Hospital in Brighton on 9 July 1918 and was buried in Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
The Wednesday 1909–10[3] First Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
1910–11[3] 36 1 1 0 37 1
1911–12[3] 24 0 0 0 24 0
Total 71 1 1 0 72 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1912–13[3] First Division 34 1 3 0 37 1
1913–14[3] 33 0 0 0 33 0
1914–15[3] 29 1 2 0 31 1
Total 96 2 5 0 101 2
Career total 167 3 6 0 173 3

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Findlay Weir". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b 1901 United Kingdom census, 84 Bardowie Street, Glasgow. RG13.
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