Hugh McDonald McLaren (13 January 1901 – 8 March 1971) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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Born in

Kilwinning Kilwinning (, sco, Kilwinnin; gd, Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is on the River Garnock, north of Irvine, about southwest of Glasgow. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Pa ...

, McLaren played for Dalry Thistle, Nithsdale Wanderers,

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Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

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and Ashley Bridge. During a short loan at Kilmarnock from Aberdeen he played only two games: the semi-final and final of the

1928–29 Scottish Cup The 1928–29 Scottish Cup was the 51st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock who defeated Rangers in the final.Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

at Ibrox followed by Rangers at Hampden.Scottish Cup Surprise Kilmarnock's Great Victory Over Rangers
The Glasgow Herald, 8 April 1929 He joined Bradford City in June 1933 from Workington.Frost, p. 401 He made 24 league appearances for the club, scoring once, and also made 1 appearance in the FA Cup. He left the club in July 1935, signing for Tranmere Rovers.

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1901 births 1971 deaths Scottish men's footballers Dalry Thistle F.C. players Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Kilwinning {{Scotland-footy-defender-1900s-stub