Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Cranston [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Ardrossan, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 January 1916 (aged 24–25) [2] | ||
Place of death | Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1912 | Ardrossan Celtic | ||
1912–1914 | Raith Rovers | 56 | (8) |
1914 | → Third Lanark (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1914–1915 | Clyde | 22 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Cranston (1891 – 13 January 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Third Lanark and Clyde as an outside right. [1] [3]
After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Cranston enlisted as a private in The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). [3] He was killed in action in Iraq on 13 January 1916, during the Mesopotamian campaign. [3] [2] He was buried in Amara War Cemetery. [2]
Clyde
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Thomas Cranston [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Ardrossan, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 January 1916 (aged 24–25) [2] | ||
Place of death | Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1912 | Ardrossan Celtic | ||
1912–1914 | Raith Rovers | 56 | (8) |
1914 | → Third Lanark (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1914–1915 | Clyde | 22 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Cranston (1891 – 13 January 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers, Third Lanark and Clyde as an outside right. [1] [3]
After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Cranston enlisted as a private in The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). [3] He was killed in action in Iraq on 13 January 1916, during the Mesopotamian campaign. [3] [2] He was buried in Amara War Cemetery. [2]
Clyde