Willie McKenna | |
Fullname: | William Crea J. McKenna |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1889 |
Birth Place: | Gorbals, Scotland |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Queen's Park |
Years1: | 1907–1908 |
Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
Caps1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1908–1910 |
Clubs2: | Falkirk |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1910 |
Clubs3: | Port Glasgow Athletic |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1910 |
Clubs4: | Morton |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1910–1913 |
Clubs5: | Queen's Park |
Caps5: | 18 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1914–1915 |
Clubs6: | Clydebank |
Caps6: | 24 |
Goals6: | 0 |
William Crea J. McKenna (5 October 1889 – 18 April 1958), also known as Billy McKenna, was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Falkirk, Port Glasgow Athletic, Morton and Clydebank.[1] [2] He later served on the Queen's Park committee and as club president.[3]
McKenna was married with two daughters. He served in the Lanarkshire Yeomanry in India during the First World War, initially as an enlisted man, prior to being commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1917. Late in the war, he transferred to the Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers & Miners. After the war, McKenna worked in the family tailoring business and later served in the Home Guard during the Second World War.
Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Queen's Park | 1907–08 | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[4] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Falkirk | 1908–09[5] | Scottish First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Port Glasgow Athletic | 1909–10 | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Morton | 1909–10 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Queen's Park | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
1911–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
Clydebank | 1914–15 | Scottish Second Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
Career total | 92 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 |