Willie McCall (footballer, born 1898)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willie McCall | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Maxwelltown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1966 (aged 68) | ||
| Playing position | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1918–1919 | Maxwelltown Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Queen of the South | 34 | (14) |
| 1920–1922 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | (1) |
| 1923 | Southampton | 8 | (2) |
| 1925–19?? | Queen of the South | ||
| Carlisle United | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William "Willie" McCall (also nicknamed 'Puff') (5 May 1898 – 1966) was a professional association footballer who played at outside left for Dumfries-based club Queen of the South in Scotland, and Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton in England in the 1920s.
McCall was born in Maxwelltown, then a separate burgh from Dumfries across the River Nith. While a pupil at Glasgow Street School, he was the captain of the Scottish Schoolboys' team.
He served in the Great War with the 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, and after the war returned to football, and the Maxwelltown Juniors (known locally as the "Fish Suppers"). Joining Queen of the South in 1919, the year of their inception, he played many a good game at outside left for Queens during his stay at Palmerston. McCall made 24 appearances in season 1919–20 scoring 11 goals and ten appearances in season 1920–21 scoring three goals.
McCall was a goalscorer along with Dave Halliday for then non-league Queen of the South as they won the Dumfries Charity Cup Final in 1920 defeating Dalbeattie Star. This was the first ever trophy win for fledgling Queens.
McCall moved from Queen of the South to Blackburn Rovers in December 1920. McCall was one of the three players to make such a move in a short time frame along with Jimmy McKinnell and Tom Wylie. This along with the transfer of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped fund Queens' purchase of Palmerston Park.
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