William Urquhart Baird (born 1 October 1874 in

Leith Leith (; gd, Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith. In 2021, it was ranked by '' Time Out'' as one of the top five neighbourhoods to live in the world. The earliest ...

– died 21 February 1943) was a Scottish

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, who played for

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, St Bernard's and

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London Hearts profileWilliam Baird
at eu-football.info 1874 births 1943 deaths Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Dundee F.C. players St Bernard's F.C. players Sportspeople from Leith Men's association football central defenders Footballers from Edinburgh {{Scotland-footy-defender-1870s-stub