William McFarlane (1 October 1923 – October 1998) was a Scottish

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 for

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, Hearts,

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

and Inverness Caledonian. McFarlane represented

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once, in a 6–0 victory against

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in May 1947. McFarlane was born in

Fallin, Stirling Fallin () is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road 3 miles east of Stirling on a bend in the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 2,710. It was formerly a pit villag ...

on 1 October 1923, and died in

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

in October 1998, at the age of 75.

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London Hearts profile (Scottish League)
1923 births 1998 deaths Footballers from Stirling (council area) Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Bathgate Thistle F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Caledonian F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League representative players Date of death missing {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub