Willie Ouchterlonie was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as a
striker. He was born in
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
.
Ouchterlonie, whose brother
Kinnaird was also a footballer, began his career with local side Osborne before joining
Dundee United
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
in September 1932. After scoring forty league goals in fifty-one matches, Ouchterlonie was surprisingly released in April 1934, going on to join
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...
. He later played for
Portadown F.C. in Northern Ireland as well as a season at
Reds United in the
League of Ireland
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before having spells with
Barrow and
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
before a one-game return to
Tannadice
Tannadice Park ( gd, Pàirc Thanachais), usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C., who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1 ...
in January 1940 where he scored twice.
He stood tall.
References
Footballers from Dundee
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish Football League players
Dundee United F.C. players
Raith Rovers F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Men's association football forwards
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