About: Willie McLaren (1930s footballer)

William McLaren was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for Hamilton Academical, St Johnstone and Morton. He played the bulk of his career with Hamilton, and was converted from a centre forward in his first season there after joining from junior team Shettleston with a reputation as a goalscorer. He appeared for Accies in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which ended in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers. Later that year he saved a penalty in a match against Clyde after goalkeeper Jimmy Morgan was sent off. A notable feat a few years earlier was scoring four times in a 5–0 Scottish Football League win over Dundee United in April 1932.