| Willie McLaren | |
| Height: | 5ft 10in |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Shettleston |
| Years2: | 1931–1936 |
| Clubs2: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps2: | 138 |
| Goals2: | 33 |
| Years3: | 1936–1938 |
| Clubs3: | St Johnstone |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 1938–1939 |
| Clubs4: | Morton |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | – |
| Totalcaps: | 185 |
| Totalgoals: | 49 |
William McLaren was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for Hamilton Academical, St Johnstone and Morton.[1] [2]
He played the bulk of his career with Hamilton, and was converted from a centre forward in his first season there after joining from junior team Shettleston with a reputation as a goalscorer.[1] He appeared for Accies in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which ended in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers.[3] Later that year he saved a penalty in a match against Clyde after goalkeeper Jimmy Morgan was sent off.[4] [1] A notable feat a few years earlier was scoring four times in a 5–0 Scottish Football League win over Dundee United in April 1932.[5] [1]