Junior Omand
Personal information
Full name William Omand[1]
Date of birth 14 September 1931
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death January 2005 (2005-02) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Scotland
Position(s) Outside left, left half
Youth career
0000–1949 Giffnock North
1949–1951 Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1962 Queen's Park 258 (63)
International career
1953–1961 Scotland Amateurs 19 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Omand (14 September 1931 – 2005), known as Junior Omand, was Scottish amateur footballer who made over 250 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an outside left.[1][3] He later became president of the club.[4] Omand represented Scotland at amateur level and played for touring team Middlesex Wanderers.[4][5] As a player, he was described as "something of a reversion to the traditional Scottish inside forward, hunched over the ball and driving towards the opposition goal".[4]

Personal life

Omand attended Queen's Park Secondary School.[4]

Honours

Queen's Park

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Omand, William (Junior)". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. "In memoriam Brief lives: Those we have lost in the past seven days". HeraldScotland. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – O". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Junior Omand Ballboy, player and president of Queen's Park FC". Herald Scotland. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. Queen's Park F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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