William Drain (born 11th May 1905 Bradford) was a
Scottish footballer
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who played in Scotland, England and Australia for
Celtic F.C
The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigran ...
.
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 ...
Railways S.C, Victoria Park S.C, South Perth United Veterans League retiring to be a referee in the Western Australian Soccer Association. William also represented Bunbury on a number of occasions and was Captain of the Scotland v England Charity Cup.
Victoria Park S.C was a dominant force in the League during the 1930’s. Winning either the league or associated cups.
His father
Thomas Drain was also a professional football player who played for clubs in England and Scotland.
[ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55805440?searchTerm=Drain%20Soccer ]
References
1905 births
1984 deaths
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