William Stirling (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Newton Stirling | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 November 1914[1] | ||
Place of death | at sea | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1891–1900 | Lomas A.C. | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Newton Stirling (died 13 November 1914) was a Scottish football player, who played as forward for Lomas Athletic Club and Lomas Academy.[2] He was top scorer in the championship of 1897.[3]
Career[]
Born in Scotland, Stirling began his career with Lomas Athletic Club in 1891. With Lomas, he won his first title in 1893.[4] He would win a total of five championships in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897 and 1898, always playing for Lomas.[5][6]
Death[]
Stirling had been living in La Paz, Entre Ríos, Argentina. He drowned at sea in 1914.[1]
Titles[]
- Primera División (1): 1896
References[]
- ^ a b Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936
- ^ Argentina 1896, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Argentina - List of Topscorers, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ The Argentine Association Football League - 1893, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Argentina 1898, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Lomas Athletic Club: A 120 años del primer campeón de AFA" by Denis Fabricatore, Clarín, 25 Aug 2013
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Lomas Athletic Club footballers
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Scottish emigrants to Argentina
- 1914 deaths
- Deaths by drowning
- People who died at sea
- Association football forwards