William McCartney (born in

Newmilns Newmilns is a village in the burgh of Newmilns and Greenholm, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 3,057 people (2001 census) and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty-five miles southwest of Glasgow. I ...

) was a Scottish

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, whose regular position was as an

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. He played for Rutherglen Glencairn,

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

, Hibernian, Manchester United, and

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

. McCartney played once for

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, in a 5–1 win against

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in the

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. He also represented the

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twice against the English League in 1902 and 1903. McCartney helped Hibs to win the

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, but missed the final due to a broken leg, and the 1903 Scottish league championship. He was transferred to Manchester United in 1903, and then moved to

after one season. His single season at West Ham, the

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campaign, saw him make 28 Southern League First Division appearances. His two goals from open play came home and away against Southampton, and his only other goal for the club came from the penalty spot, against

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on 8 April 1905. He also made one

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appearance for the Irons, a sixth-round qualifying match against

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London Hearts profile
Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Footballers from East Ayrshire Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Men's association football inside forwards Hibernian F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players English Football League players Ayr F.C. players Lochgelly United F.C. players Clyde F.C. players People from Newmilns {{Scotland-footy-forward-stub