William Cross (17 June 1883 – 12 April 1949) was a Scottish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as an

outside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

in the

Scottish League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km sout ...

for

Third Lanark Third Lanark Athletic Club was a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. Founded in 1872 as an offshoot of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, the club was a founder member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 1872 and the Scottish ...

and Port Glasgow Athletic. He also played for Southern League clubs Brentford and

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

and represented the Southern League XI.

Personal life

Cross was the brother of fellow Third Lanark and Queens Park Rangers footballer John Cross.

Career statistics

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1883 births 1949 deaths Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Brentford F.C. players Southern Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Third Lanark A.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players People from Cambusnethan Port Glasgow Athletic F.C. players Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players Footballers from Wishaw Southern Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1880s-stub