| Willie McOustra | |
| Fullname: | William McOustra |
| Birth Date: | 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Larbert, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Left half, inside right |
| Clubs1: | Heather Rangers |
| Years2: | –1899 |
| Clubs2: | Ashfield |
| Years3: | 1899–1902 |
| Clubs3: | Celtic |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Clubs4: | → Stenhousemuir (loan) |
| Years4: | 1900 |
| Clubs5: | Manchester City |
| Years5: | 1902–1907 |
| Caps5: | 65 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Clubs6: | Blackpool |
| Years6: | 1907–1909 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1909 |
| Clubs7: | Stenhousemuir |
| Years8: | 1909–1910 |
| Clubs8: | Abercorn |
| Years9: | 1910–1914 |
| Clubs9: | Alloa Athletic |
William McOustra (1881–1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an left half and inside right in the Football League for Manchester City.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Celtic and later served on the groundstaff at Celtic Park.[2] [3] [4]
In September 1914, one month after the outbreak of the First World War, McOustra enlisted as a private in the Scots Guards.[5] He arrived on the Western Front in March 1915 and was medically discharged from the army in September 1917, due to a gunshot wound to the right knee.[6]
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celtic | 1899–1900 | Scottish First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[7] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1900–01 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | |||
| 1901–02 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||
| Total | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | |||
| Manchester City | 1901–02[8] | First Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 1902–03 | Second Division | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 1903–04 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1904–05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1905–06 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1906–07 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 87 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 18 | |||