William McNamee (1891 – 10 June 1935) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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, primarily for

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. McNamee was selected to play for

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in an unofficial '

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The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1919 but by the end of the following year he had fallen out of favour at hometown club ''Accies'', where he had spent eight seasons, and moved on to

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for a short spell.McNamee, William (1912)
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Date of birth uncertain 1891 births 1935 deaths Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Men's association football defenders Scottish men's footballers Strathclyde F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's wartime international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub