Findlay Weir

William Findlay Weir (18 April 1889 – 9 July 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for The Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur in the Football League.

Findlay Weir
Personal information
Full name William Findlay Weir[1]
Date of birth (1889-04-18)18 April 1889
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 9 July 1918(1918-07-09) (aged 29)[2]
Place of death Brighton, England[3]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Campvale
0000–1906 Waverley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1909 Maryhill
1909–1911 The Wednesday 71 (1)
1912–1915 Tottenham Hotspur 96 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Weir was born on 18 April 1889 in Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, the son of William and Mary Weir, his father was a Diaryman.[4] In 1901 Weir is described as an Apprentice Engine Fitter.[4]

Career

A wing half, Weir began his career in Scottish junior football, before joining Maryhill in 1906.[3] He moved to England to join First Division club The Wednesday in May 1909 and made 72 appearances, scoring one goal, before moving to fellow top-flight club Tottenham Hotspur in May 1912.[3] Over the course of the following three seasons, Weir made 101 appearances and scored two goals before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War.[3]

Personal life

In early 1915, during the first year of the First World War, Weir enlisted in the Royal Engineers and was posted to the Western Front in November that year.[3] By January 1916, he had risen to the rank of sergeant and was wounded later that year.[3] By mid-1918, Weir was based at Royal Engineers Demolition Training Depot in Newark-on-Trent.[3] He died at 2nd Eastern General Hospital in Brighton on 9 July 1918 and was buried in Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
The Wednesday 1909–10[3] First Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
1910–11[3] 36 1 1 0 37 1
1911–12[3] 24 0 0 0 24 0
Total 71 1 1 0 72 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1912–13[3] First Division 34 1 3 0 37 1
1913–14[3] 33 0 0 0 33 0
1914–15[3] 29 1 2 0 31 1
Total 96 2 5 0 101 2
Career total 167 3 6 0 173 3

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0. OCLC 841581272.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Findlay Weir". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. 1901 United Kingdom census, 84 Bardowie Street, Glasgow. RG13.
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