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William Omand (14 September 1931 – 2005), known as Junior Omand, was Scottish amateur footballer who made over 250 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as an outside left. He later became president of the club. Omand represented Scotland at
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level and played for touring team Middlesex Wanderers. As a player, he was described as "something of a reversion to the traditional Scottish inside forward, hunched over the ball and driving towards the opposition goal".


Personal life

Omand attended
Queen's Park Secondary School Queen's Park Secondary School was a secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland. History Queen's Park School was built in 1873 for the '' Cathcart Parish School Board'' and opened officially in 1876, with the original building located on Grange Road in ...
.


Honours

Queen's Park * Scottish Football League Division Two: 1955–56


References

Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Queen's Park F.C. players 1931 births Men's association football wing halves Footballers from Glasgow Scotland men's amateur international footballers 2005 deaths People educated at Queen's Park Secondary School {{Scotland-footy-forward-1930s-stub