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Billy Clunas
Personal information
Full name William McLean Clunas
Date of birth (1899-04-29)29 April 1899
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Date of death 1 September 1967(1967-09-01) (aged 68)
Place of death Johnstone, Scotland
Position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1918 Kilbarchan Athletic
1918–1921 Johnstone[1]
1921–1923 St Mirren 89 (9)
1923–1931 Sunderland 256 (42)
1931–1933 Morton 63 (10)
1933–1934 Inverness Thistle[1]
Total 408 (61)
International career
1924–1925 Scotland 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William McLean Clunas (29 April 1899 – 1 September 1967)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for St Mirren, Sunderland, Morton and the Scotland national team, primarily in the right half position.[3]

Club career

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Clunas was born in Johnstone, Scotland.[4] He made his debut for Sunderland on 1 December 1923 against Huddersfield Town in a 2–1 win at Roker Park.[5] Former Sunderland captain Raich Carter hailed Clunas as the best penalty kick taker he had ever seen; Clunas only missed two in his whole career,[4] scoring 26.[6] Overall, during his time at Roker Park, he made 256 league appearances and scored 42 goals, and also played 16 times in the FA Cup, scoring twice.[6]

International career

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Clunas won two caps for Scotland, the first against England on 12 April 1924 in a 1–1 draw at Wembley,[7] and the second against Wales on 31 October 1925, a 3–0 win in which he scored the last goal.[8][9]

References

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  1. 1 2 Clunas Billy Image 3 Sunderland 1927, Vintage Footballers
  2. ↑ William Clunas at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  4. 1 2 "Billy Clunas". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "Sunderland 2-1 Huddersfield Town". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Billy Clunas". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sat 12 Apr 1924 England 1 Scotland 1". London Hearts. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  8. ↑ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1921-1930". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "William Clunas". London Hearts. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
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